Elizabeth Marshall

Wolves in Beowulf and Other Old English Texts

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fresh and sympathetic investigation of the depiction of wolves in early medieval literature, recuperating their reputation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9781843846406
• ISBN-10: 1843846403
• Artikelnr.: 63426263

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Marshall

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Note on the Text Abbreviations Introduction: The Wolf in
this Story 1 A Lexicological Survey of Lupine Outlaws 2 The Superstition of
the Speech-Stealing Wolf 3 A Wolfish Way of Reading Wulf and Eadwacer 4
Abbo, Ælfric, and the Wolf in Edmund's Story 5 The Speech-stealing weargas
and wulfas of Beowulf Conclusion: The Stories Wolves Tell Bibliography
Index