| Literary Appropriations of the Anglo-Saxons from the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Scragg, Don (Editor), Weinberg, Carole (Editor), Scragg, Donald (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0521632153 ISBN-13: 9780521632157 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: This book discusses the attitudes toward Anglo-Saxons expressed by English poets, playwrights and novelists from the thirteenth century to the present day. The essays are arranged chronologically, tracing literary responses to the Anglo-Saxons in the medieval period, the Renaissance, and also the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The contributors, who are specialists in their respective fields from Britain and the United States, draw on works that have frequently been ignored or overlooked. They address topical issues such as nationalism, cultural identity, myth, gender and contextualization. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| LCCN: 99034241 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Modern |