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A handbook of Anglo-Saxon studies
Title
A handbook of Anglo-Saxon studies / edited by Jacqueline Stodnick and Renée R. Trilling.
ISBN
9781118328576
1118328574
9781118328835
1118328833
9781118328842
1118328841
9781118328828
1118328825
9781118328811
1118328817
9781444330199
1444330195
9781283574143
1283574144
9780470671511
1782687459
9781782687450
9786613886590
6613886599
Published
Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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English.
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Summary
Reflecting the profound impact of critical theory on the study of the humanities, this collection of original essays examines the texts and artifacts of the Anglo-Saxon period through key theoretical terms such as 'ethnicity' and 'gender'. Explores the interplay between critical theory and Anglo-Saxon studiesTheoretical framework will appeal to specialist scholars as well as those new to the fieldIncludes an afterword on the value of the dialogue between Anglo-Saxon studies and critical theory.
Variant and related titles
Blackwell reference online. OCLC KB.
Other formats
Print version: Handbook of Anglo-Saxon studies. Hoboken : John Wiley, 2012
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 29, 2023
Series
Critical Theory Handbooks
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Studies
Contents
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
References
1 Borders
Translating Meaning
Traces of the Past
Mark My Words
Outer Limits
Crossing into Life
In Medias Res
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
2 Disability
The Body of Evidence
Defining Disability: Methods and Approaches
The Language of Disability
Disabling Rights
Conclusion
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
3 Gender
Gender and Militancy.
Desiring and Denying Communication: Media in "The Husband's Message"
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
10 Postcolonial
Postcolonial Theory and Anglo-Saxon England
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
11 Race and Ethnicity
Overview
Race, Language, and Culture
Literary Criticism and Race
Note
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
12 Sex and Sexuality
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
13 Space and Place
Space and Romance.
Observing Literacy: The Grammar of Legibility
Observing Literacy: The Book as the World
Notes
References
8 Masculinity
Approaches to Masculinity in Anglo-Saxon England
Manufacturing Swords, Making Men
Possessing Swords, Acquiring Status
Adorning and Protecting Swords
Deposition of Swords and the Re-creation of Masculinity
The Victims of Swords and the Destruction of Masculinity
Conclusions
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
9 Media
What Are Media? Some Definitions Disguised as Maxims.
The Female Warrior, Past and Present
Finding the Female Body
Heroic Bodies in Distress
The Nature of Militancy
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources and select theoretical texts
4 Hegemony
Notes
References and Further Reading
Primary source
Secondary sources
5 Historicism
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
6 Law and Justice
"What Seems Most Just to You"
The Demands of the Text
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
7 Literacy
The Opposite of Literacy
From Writing to Literacy.
The Spaces and Places of Andreas: The Middle World
The Spaces and Places of Andreas: The Lower World
The Spaces and Places of Andreas: The Upper World
Place and the Subject
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
14 Time
Memory and Archive
Permanence and Individuation
Movements of Conversion
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
15 Violence
Introduction
The Disorder/Order Dyad and Sexual Violence
The Exeter Book Riddles and Sexual Violence
Conclusion
Notes
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources.
Subjects
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History.
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