{"product_id":"interactions-of-thought-and-language-in-old-english-poetry-paperback-9780521035163","title":"Interactions of Thought and Language in Old English Poetry (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521035163","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInteractions of Thought and Language in Old English Poetry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadical reinterpretation of Old English poetry and its relation to Anglo-Saxon thought and society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Clemoes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521035163, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.803 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The sheer volume of information about the Old English language and the poetry makes the book challenging and valuable.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePeter Clemoes brings a lifetime's close study of Anglo-Saxon texts to this appreciation of Old English poetry, with an alternative interpretation which relates the poetry to both the entire Anglo-Saxon way of thinking and the structures of its society. Clemoes proposes a dynamic principle of Old English poetry, very different from the common notion of formulas slotted into poems for stylistic variation. In extended discussions of particular poems and images as well as of changes in language, he shows how the poetic medium became a vehicle for increasing transformation to Christian literacy and to that religion's conceptions of the natural world, morality, and individuality. Carefully thought out and elegantly written, this book is also accessible to students: its numerous quotations are accompanied by modern English translations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIllustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Poetry of an Aristocratic Warrior Society: 1. The chronological implications of the bond between kingship in Beowulf and kingship in practice\u003cbr\u003e 2. Society's ancient conceptions of active being and narrative living\u003cbr\u003e 3. Poetry's tradition of symbolic expression\u003cbr\u003e 4. The language of symbolic expression\u003cbr\u003e 5. Types of symbolic narrative\u003cbr\u003e 6. Basic characteristics of symbolic story\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Poetry of a Universal Religion: 7. Vernacular poetic narrative in a Christian world\u003cbr\u003e 8. Poet, public petitioner and preacher\u003cbr\u003e 9. Symbolic language serving the company of Christ\u003cbr\u003e 10. Adaptation to a new material morality\u003cbr\u003e 11. From social hero to individual sub specie aeternitatis\u003cbr\u003e 12. Loyalty as a responsibility of the individual\u003cbr\u003e 13. This world as part of God's spiritual dominion\u003cbr\u003e Works cited\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006133522712,"sku":"9780521035163","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521035163I_db4f866d-9927-4846-8a4a-c12a37b14dee.jpg?v=1694968296","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/interactions-of-thought-and-language-in-old-english-poetry-paperback-9780521035163","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}