Unlocking the wordhord : Anglo-Saxon studies in memory of Edward B. Irving, Jr. /
The Anglo-Saxons placed a great deal of importance on wisdom and learning, something Beowulf makes dramatically clear when he uses his 'wordhord' to command respect and admiration from his friends and foes alike. Modern day scholars no longer have recourse to the living language and cultur...
Other Authors / Creators: | O'Brien O'Keeffe, Katherine, 1948- Irving, Edward Burroughs, 1923- Amodio, Mark. |
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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2003. |
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Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Summary: | The Anglo-Saxons placed a great deal of importance on wisdom and learning, something Beowulf makes dramatically clear when he uses his 'wordhord' to command respect and admiration from his friends and foes alike. Modern day scholars no longer have recourse to the living language and culture of the Anglo-Saxons, and as a result must turn to their 'wordhords' - the literary, historical, and cultural artefacts that have survived in various degrees of intactness - to learn about life in Anglo-Saxon England. This collection of essays, gathered to honour the memory of the noted Anglo-Saxonist Edward B. Irving, Jr., brings together an international group of leading scholars who take the measure of Anglo-Saxon literary, textual, and lexical studies in the present moment. Ranging from philological and structural studies to ones that explicitly engage a variety of contemporary theoretical issues, they reflect the rich diversity of approaches to be found among Anglo-Saxonists. Subjects addressed include comparative work on Old English and Latin, and on Old English, ancient Greek, and South Slavic, notions of authorship and textual integrity, techniques of editing, heroic poetry, religious verse, lexicography, oral tradition, and material textuality. Offering a fresh reading of some popular pieces and inviting attention to some less-familiar texts, these previously unpublished essays illustrate the latest state of particular techniques for literary / critical analysis, textual recovery, and lexical studies. Offering a fresh reading of some popular pieces and inviting attention to some less-familiar texts, these previously unpublished essays illustrate the latest state of particular techniques for literary / critical analysis, textual recovery, and lexical studies. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 359 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | "A select bibliography of the writings of Edward B. Irving Jr": pages 313-314 Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-345) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781442682931 1442682930 1282033697 9781282033696 |
Author Notes: | Mark C. Amodio is Professor of English at Vassar College.O'Brien O'Keeffe Katherine : Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe is a professor in the Department of English and the director of the Medieval Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley. |