{"product_id":"verbal-encounters-anglo-saxon-and-old-norse-studies-for-roberta-frank-paperback-softback-9781487525491","title":"Verbal Encounters; Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Studies for Roberta Frank (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487525491","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVerbal Encounters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnglo-Saxon and Old Norse Studies for Roberta Frank\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAntonina Harbus (Edited by), Russell Poole (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487525491\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to conquests and colonialism through the centuries, it is not unusual for languages and cultures to be influenced by other, foreign languages and cultures. The modern English language, for example, owes many of its words to Old Norse and Latin, debts dating from contacts made during the Middle Ages. \u003ci\u003eVerbal Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of papers on the cultural and linguistic exchange in Old Norse, Old English, and medieval Latin literature written in honour of Roberta Frank, former University Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays feature new scholarship in the field, on topics such as the integral position of Anglo-Latin within Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, constructions of feminine strength and effectiveness in Anglo-Saxon literature, the rise of Latin-based learning in twelfth-century Iceland, medieval Icelandic religious poetry, and the conversion to Christianity in medieval Scandinavia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays in\u003ci\u003e Verbal Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e are not merely a fitting tribute to Roberta Frank, but also strong contributions to current scholarship on medieval literature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Roberta Frank Biography, 1970-2003\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I - On Words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Early Medieval Chaos, \u003ci\u003eChristopher A. Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Composing and Joining: How the Anglo-Saxons Talked About Compounding, \u003ci\u003eDon Chapman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003ci\u003e Cennan\u003c\/i\u003e, 'to Cause to be Born'\/'To Cause to Know':Incarnation as Revelation on Old English Literature, Pauline Head\u003cbr\u003e 4. Pride, Courage, and Anger: The Polysemousness of Old English Mod, \u003ci\u003eVicki Low\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II - On Latin and Old English Prose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eDesipere in loco\u003c\/i\u003e: Style, Memory, and the Teachable Moment, \u003ci\u003eCarin Ruff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Courtroom Drama and the Homiletic monologues of \u003ci\u003eThe Vercelli Book, Dorothy Haines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III - On Old English Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Him þæs Grim lean Becom: The theme of Infertility in \u003ci\u003eGenesis A, Karin Olsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Odd Characters: Runes in Old English Poetry, \u003ci\u003eRobert DiNapoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Articulate Contact in Juliana, \u003ci\u003eAntonina Harbus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV - On Beowulf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Education of Beowulf and the Affair of the Leisure Class, \u003ci\u003eHaruko Momma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. Beowulf's Dark Thoughts: \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e in a Wisdom Context, \u003ci\u003eRuth Wehlau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V - On Old Norse Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Refracted Beam: Einarr Skulason's Liturgical Theology, \u003ci\u003eMartin Chase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13. Beardless Wonders: Gaman vas Soxu: The Sex was Great, \u003ci\u003eOren Falk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14. Prophetic Dreams and Visions in the Sagas of the Early Icelandic Saints, \u003ci\u003eBernadine McCreesch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15. Claiming Kin Skaldic-Style, \u003ci\u003eRussell Poole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595605602584,"sku":"9781487525491","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/verbal-encounters-anglo-saxon-and-old-norse-studies-for-roberta-frank-paperback-softback-9781487525491","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}