Woman As Hero In Old English Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Woman As Hero In Old English Literature write by Jane Chance. This book was released on 2005-06-16. Woman As Hero In Old English Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first comprehensive study of heroic women figures in Anglo-Saxon literature investigates English secular and religious prose and poetry from the seventh to the eleventh centuries. Given the paucity of surviving literature from the Anglo-Saxon period, the works which feature major women characters -- often portrayed as heroes -- seem surprisingly numerous. Even more striking is the strength of the female characterizations, given the medieval social ideal of women as peaceful, passive members of society. The task of this study is to examine the existing sources afresh, asking new questions about the depictions of women in the literature of the period. Particular attention is focused on the failed, possibly adulterous women of 'The Wife's Lament' and 'Wulf and Eadwacer', the monstrous mother of Grendel in 'Beowulf', and the chaste but heroic figures and saints Judith, Juliana, and Elene. The book relies for its analysis on recent and standard texts in Anglo-Saxon studies and literature, as well as a thorough grounding in Latin and vernacular historical documents and Anglo-Saxon writings other than the focal literary texts.
Woman As Hero in Old English Literature
Woman As Hero in Old English Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Woman As Hero in Old English Literature write by Jane Chance. This book was released on . Woman As Hero in Old English Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
New Readings on Women in Old English Literature
New Readings on Women in Old English Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Readings on Women in Old English Literature write by Helen Damico. This book was released on 1990-04-22. New Readings on Women in Old English Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Re-examines a critical tradition unchallenged since the 19th century. The 20 essays reassess the place of women in Anglo-Saxon culture as demonstrated by the laws, works by women, and the depiction of them in the standard Old English canon of literature (Beowulf, Alfred, Wulfstan, et al.) Categories include the historical record, sexuality and folklore, language and gender characterization, and several deconstructions of stereotypes. Paper edition (unseen), $14.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Class and Gender in Early English Literature
Class and Gender in Early English Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Class and Gender in Early English Literature write by Britton J. Harwood. This book was released on 1994. Class and Gender in Early English Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "[The essays] focus on class and gender not only sheds new light on old texts but also stretches the boundaries of the critical modus operandi which is often applied to such literature." --Women's Studies Network (UK) Association Newsletter These dramatic new readings of Old and Middle English texts explore the rich theoretical territory at the intersection of class and gender, and highlight the interplay of the critic, methodology, and the medieval text.
Old English Literature
Old English Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Old English Literature write by R. M. Liuzza. This book was released on 2008-10-01. Old English Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Recognizing the dramatic changes in Old English studies over the past generation, this up-to-date anthology gathers twenty-one outstanding contemporary critical writings on the prose and poetry of Anglo-Saxon England, from approximately the seventh through eleventh centuries. The contributors focus on texts most commonly read in introductory Old English courses while also engaging with larger issues of Anglo-Saxon history, culture, and scholarship. Their approaches vary widely, encompassing disciplines from linguistics to psychoanalysis. In an appealing introduction to the book, R. M. Liuzza presents an overview of Old English studies, the history of the scholarship, and major critical themes in the field. For both newcomers and more advanced scholars of Old English, these essays will provoke discussion, answer questions, provide background, and inspire an appreciation for the complexity and energy of Anglo-Saxon studies.
