{"product_id":"weaving-words-and-binding-bodies-the-poetics-of-human-experience-in-old-english-literature-hardback-9781442637221","title":"Weaving Words and Binding Bodies; The Poetics of Human Experience in Old English Literature (Hardback) 9781442637221","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWeaving Words and Binding Bodies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Poetics of Human Experience in Old English Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMegan Cavell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442637221\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 March 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 1 b\u0026amp;w illustration\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.1 x 2.7 cm, 0.69 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\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This scholarly, thorough treatment of imagery offers new insights into Old English poetic contemplation of human experience.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - M.B. Busbee (Choice Magazine vol 54:05:2017) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This study of binding, unbinding, and weaving terminology is stimulating in the course of its many surprises… There is much to recommend in this latest addition to the Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - John M. Hill (Mediaevistik vol 29:2016) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;\u003ci\u003eWeaving words\u003c\/i\u003e will be a catalyst for future research in many different areas. It will be a valuable reading for anyone interested in gaining new insights from early literature.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Emily Thornbury (Speculum vol 93:02:2018) \u003cp\u003e\"In using poetic style to interrogate the themes of weaving and binding in Old English literature, Megan Cavell\u0026amp;#x2019;s book \u003ci\u003eWeaving Words and Binding Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e relates in a limited way to recent work on textiles while primarily concerning itself with a more traditional, philological approach to literary scholarship.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Tiffany Beechy, University of Colorado Boulder (University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences to weaving and binding are ubiquitous in Anglo-Saxon literature. Several hundred instances of such imagery occur in the poetic corpus, invoked in connection with objects, people, elemental forces, and complex abstract concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWeaving Words and Binding Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e presents the first comprehensive study of weaving and binding imagery through intertextual analysis and close readings of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, riddles, the poetry of Cynewulf, and other key texts. Megan Cavell highlights the prominent use of weaving and binding in previously unrecognized formulas, collocations, and type-scenes, shedding light on important tropes such as the lord-retainer “bond” and the gendered role of “peace-weaving” in Anglo-Saxon society. Through the analysis of metrical, rhetorical, and linguistic features and canonical and neglected texts in a wide range of genres, \u003cem\u003eWeaving Words and Binding Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e makes an important contribution to the ongoing study of Anglo-Saxon poetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstruction and Constriction: Introducing Human Experience in Old English Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I – Webs and Rings: Experiencing Objects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Material Context of Weaving\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Woven Mail-Coat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Material Context of Structural Binding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II – Ties and Chains: Experiencing Bondage \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Binding in Nature\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Imprisonment and Hell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Slavery and Servitude\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III – Patterns and Nets: Experiencing the Internal and the Abstract\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Body and Mind\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Language and Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Creation, Magic and Fate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Peace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeaving and Binding: Conclusions on Human Experience and World View\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":52676639424792,"sku":"9781442637221","price":43.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/weaving-words-and-binding-bodies-the-poetics-of-human-experience-in-old-english-literature-hardback-9781442637221","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}