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OverviewOver six hundred years before John Milton's Paradise Lost, Anglo-Saxon authors told their own version of the fall of the angels. This book brings together various cultural moments, literary genres and relevant comparanda to recover that version, from the legal and social world to the world of popular spiritual ritual and belief. The story of the fall of the angels in Anglo-Saxon England is the story of a successfully transmitted exegetical teaching turned rich literary tradition. It can be traced through a range of genres - sermons, saints' lives, royal charters, riddles, devotional and biblical poetry - each one offering a distinct window into the ancient myth's place within the Anglo-Saxon literary and cultural imagination. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jill Fitzgerald (Assistant Professor of English)Publisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.535kg ISBN: 9781526129093ISBN 10: 1526129094 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 22 June 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of figures Introduction 1 Lands idle and unused 2 The anxiety of inheritance 3 Rebel clerics, monastic replacements 4 The angels’ share 5 A homeland as a possession 6 A new praedestinati in Wulfstan’s Sermo Lupi ad Anglos Afterword Bibliography Index -- .Reviews'Rebel Angels is an ambitious book that traces the many dynamic reinterpretations of theangelic rebellion story. Fitzgerald's nuanced approach to her subject's many complexities, together with the attention given to the texts' historical circumstances, makes a persuasive argument for the influence of the fall of the angels narrative in the literary imagination of early English authors. This is a thought-provoking book that will prove an inspiration to its careful reader.' Speculum 'Rebel Angels is a fantastic resource collating stories of angelic rebellion in early medieval England... Fitzgerald's work opens the door for future studies that more fully explore the interaction of sovereignty and space in early England.' Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures -- . 'Rebel Angels is an ambitious book that traces the many dynamic reinterpretations of theangelic rebellion story. Fitzgerald's nuanced approach to her subject's many complexities, together with the attention given to the texts' historical circumstances, makes a persuasive argument for the influence of the fall of the angels narrative in the literary imagination of early English authors. This is a thought-provoking book that will prove an inspiration to its careful reader.' Speculum -- . 'Rebel Angels is an ambitious book that traces the many dynamic reinterpretations of theangelic rebellion story. Fitzgerald’s nuanced approach to her subject’s many complexities, together with the attention given to the texts’ historical circumstances, makes a persuasive argument for the influence of the fall of the angels narrative in the literary imagination of early English authors. This is a thought-provoking book that will prove an inspiration to its careful reader.’ Speculum 'Rebel Angels is a fantastic resource collating stories of angelic rebellion in early medieval England... Fitzgerald’s work opens the door for future studies that more fully explore the interaction of sovereignty and space in early England.' Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures -- . Author InformationJill Fitzgerald is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the United States Naval Academy Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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