Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 29

Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 29
Author: Michael Lapidge
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2001-02-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521790710

The editorial policy of Anglo-Saxon England has been to encourage an interdisciplinary approach to the study of all aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture. This approach is pursued in exemplary fashion by many of the essays in this volume. Fresh light is thrown on the dating and form of Cynewulf's poem The Fates of the Apostles through a comprehensive study of the historical martyrologies of the Carolingian period on which Cynewulf is presumed to have drawn. The literary form of Ælfric's Preface to his translation of Genesis is illustrated through a wide-ranging study of the rhetorical genre of preface-writing in the early Middle Ages (the genre which subsequently was known as the ars dictaminis), and the problems which Ælfric faced and solved in composing a Life of St Æthelthryth are illustrated through detailed comparison of the sources which he utilized. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications in all branches of Anglo-Saxon studies rounds off the book.

Andreas

Andreas
Author: George Philip Krapp
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1906
Genre: English poetry
ISBN:

Andreas and The fates of the Apostles is often ascribed to Cynewulf.

Andreas and the Fates of the Apostles

Andreas and the Fates of the Apostles
Author: George Philip Krapp
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781022855045

This book is a collection of two epic poems from the Anglo-Saxon period. The first, Andreas, tells the story of St. Andrew's mission to rescue St. Matthew from cannibals. The second, The Fates of the Apostles, relates the deaths of the twelve apostles. These poems provide a fascinating insight into the literary and cultural history of early England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Singer of Tales in Performance

The Singer of Tales in Performance
Author: John Miles Foley
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1995
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 9780253322258

"A great book... " -- Choice "... a groundbreaking work of scholarship... " -- Asian Folklore Studies "This extremely fascinating study opens an important chapter in the ethnography of speech, briliantly confirming the views advanced by Dell Hymes, Albert Lord and Richard Baumann." -- The Journal of Indo-European Studies Building on his work in Traditional Oral Epic and Immanent Art, John Foley dissolves the perceived barrier between "oral" and "written," creating a composite theory from oral-formulaic theory and the ethnography of speaking and ethnopoetics. "…a groundbreaking work of scholarship that clears the path for solving the perennial problem of the interpretation of oral-derived texts. The book will be of immense value to students of folklore and literature, and to those seriously interested in the interface of the two traditionally divided disciplines." -- Asian Folklore Studies

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Publisher:
Total Pages: 594
Release: 1920
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN:

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