Megan Cavell

Weaving Words and Binding Bodies

The Poetics of Human Experience in Old English Literature

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Produktbeschreibung

Weaving Words and Binding Bodies presents the first comprehensive study of weaving and binding imagery through intertextual analysis and close readings of Beowulf, riddles, the poetry of Cynewulf, and other key texts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 150mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781442637221
• ISBN-10: 1442637226
• Artikelnr.: 42696668

Autorenporträt

Megan Cavell is a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of English Studies at Durham University.

Inhaltsangabe

Construction and Constriction: Introducing Human Experience in Old English
Poetry
Part I – Webs and Rings: Experiencing Objects
Chapter 1: The Material Context of Weaving
Chapter 2: The Woven Mail-Coat
Chapter 3: The Material Context of Structural Binding
Part II – Ties and Chains: Experiencing Bondage 
Chapter 4: Binding in Nature
Chapter 5: Imprisonment and Hell
Chapter 6: Slavery and Servitude
Part III – Patterns and Nets: Experiencing the Internal and the Abstract
Chapter 7: The Body and Mind
Chapter 8: Language and Knowledge
Chapter 9: Creation, Magic and Fate
Chapter 10: Peace
Weaving and Binding: Conclusions on Human Experience and World View