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OverviewIn the first book-length study of the whole lifespan in Old English verse, Harriet Soper reveals how poets depicted varied paths through life, including their staging of entanglements between human life courses and those of the nonhuman or more-than-human. While Old English poetry sometimes suggests that uniform patterns shape each life, paralleling patristic traditions of the ages of man, it also frequently disrupts a sense of steady linearity through the life course in striking ways, foregrounding moments of sudden upheaval over smooth continuity, contingency over predictability, and idiosyncrasy over regularity. Advancing new readings of a diverse range of Old English poems, Soper draws on an array of supporting contexts and theories to illuminate these texts, unearthing their complex and fascinating depictions of ageing through life. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harriet Soper (University of Oxford)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 1.520kg ISBN: 9781009315111ISBN 10: 1009315110 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 07 December 2023 Audience: General/trade , General 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 ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationHarriet Soper is Simon and June Li Fellow in English Literature at Lincoln College, University of Oxford, where she teaches Old and Middle English literature and the English language. She has previously been a Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |