| Anglo-Saxon Literary Landscapes: Ecotheory and the Environmental Imagination Contributor(s): Estes, Heide (Author) |
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ISBN: 9089649441 ISBN-13: 9789089649447 Publisher: Amsterdam University Press OUR PRICE: $129.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Literary scholars have traditionally understood landscapes, whether natural or manmade, as metaphors for humanity instead of concrete settings for people's actions. This book accepts the natural world as such by investigating how Anglo-Saxons interacted with and conceived of their lived environments. Examining Old English poems, such as Beowulf and Judith, as well as descriptions of natural events from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and other documentary texts, Heide Estes shows that Anglo-Saxon ideologies which view nature as diametrically opposed to humans, and the natural world as designed for human use, have become deeply embedded in our cultural heritage, language, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Estes, Heide: - Heide Estes is professor of English at Monmouth University. |