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Nonhuman voices in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture
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James Paz
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2017
About this book
This book explores the voices of nonhuman things in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture, making a valuable contribution to 'thing theory'.
Author / Editor information
James Paz is Lecturer in Early Medieval English Literature at the University of Manchester
Reviews
‘I thoroughly enjoyed my “tussle” with this book. I fought it sentence by sentence, and sometimes I could not agree, but the process changed my ideas about a lot of things that I thought I already knew. That is a significant achievement.’
Jennifer Neville, University of London, Anglo-Saxon Literature and Material Cultures, Speculum 94.3 (2019)
Jennifer Neville, University of London, Anglo-Saxon Literature and Material Cultures, Speculum 94.3 (2019)
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Front matter
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of figures
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
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1 Æschere’s head, Grendel’s mother and the sword that isn’t a sword
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2 The ‘thingness’ of time in the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book and Aldhelm’s Latin enigmata
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3 The riddles of the Franks Casket
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4 Assembling and reshaping Christianity in the Lives of St Cuthbert and Lindisfarne Gospels
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5 The Dream of the Rood and the Ruthwell monument
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Afterword
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Bibliography
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Index
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
July 7, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9781526115997
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Other:
6 black & white illustrations
