Water and Fire: The Myth of the Flood in Anglo-Saxon England

Author:   Daniel Anlezark ,  Anke Bernau ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719063992


Pages:   416
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Water and Fire: The Myth of the Flood in Anglo-Saxon England


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Author:   Daniel Anlezark ,  Anke Bernau ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780719063992


ISBN 10:   071906399
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Audience:   Adult education ,  College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. ‘You see the water, you see the wood’: The Bible and the Fathers 2. A Manifold Mystery: Bede on the Flood 3. Learning the lesson of the Flood 4. Flood, Covenant and Apocalypse in Old English Poetry 5. Planting Noah’s Seed 6. Beowulf and the Myth of the Flood Conclusion -- .

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'This is a fine and highly rewarding book for students of Saxon literature, history, and culture and those interested in religious myth and Christian thought.' Catherine Cubitt, University of York , Journal of British Studies, Vol. 49, No. 1 -- .


'This is a fine and highly rewarding book for students of Saxon literature, history, and culture and those interested in religious myth and Christian thought.' Catherine Cubitt, University of York , Journal of British Studies, Vol. 49, No. 1 -- .


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Daniel Anlezark is Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Durham

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