Verbal Encounters

Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Studies for Roberta Frank

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Due to conquests and colonialism through the centuries, it is not unusual for languages and cultures to be influenced by other, foreign languages and cultures. The modern English language, for example, owes many of its words to Old Norse and Latin, debts dating from contacts made during the Middle Ages. Verbal Encounters is a collection of papers on the cultural and linguistic exchange in Old Norse, Old English, and medieval Latin literature written in honour of Roberta Frank, former University Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.The essays feature new scholarship in the field, on topics such as the integral position of Anglo-Latin within Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, constructions of feminine strength and effectiveness in Anglo-Saxon literature, the rise of Latin-based learning in twelfth-century Iceland, medieval Icelandic religious poetry, and the conversion to Christianity in medieval Scandinavia.The essays in Verbal Encounters are not merely a fitting tribute to Roberta Frank, but also strong contributions to current scholarship on medieval literature and culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-28
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781487525491

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Antonina Harbus is a lecturer in the Department of English at Macquarie University.Russell Poole is a professor emeritus of the Department of English at the University of Western Ontario and the managing editor of the journal Viking and Medieval Scandinavia.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionRoberta Frank Biography, 1970-2003Part I - On Words1. Early Medieval Chaos, Christopher A. Jones2. Composing and Joining: How the Anglo-Saxons Talked About Compounding, Don Chapman3. Cennan, 'to Cause to be Born'/'To Cause to Know':Incarnation as Revelation on Old English Literature, Pauline Head4. Pride, Courage, and Anger: The Polysemousness of Old English Mod, Vicki LowPart II - On Latin and Old English Prose5. Desipere in loco: Style, Memory, and the Teachable Moment, Carin Ruff6. Courtroom Drama and the Homiletic monologues of The Vercelli Book, Dorothy HainesPart III - On Old English Poetry7. Him þæs Grim lean Becom: The theme of Infertility in Genesis A, Karin Olsen8. Odd Characters: Runes in Old English Poetry, Robert DiNapoli9. Articulate Contact in Juliana, Antonina HarbusPart IV - On Beowulf10. The Education of Beowulf and the Affair of the Leisure Class, Haruko Momma11. Beowulf's Dark Thoughts: Beowulf in a Wisdom Context, Ruth WehlauPart V - On Old Norse Literature12. The Refracted Beam: Einarr Skulason's Liturgical Theology, Martin Chase13. Beardless Wonders: Gaman vas Soxu: The Sex was Great, Oren Falk14. Prophetic Dreams and Visions in the Sagas of the Early Icelandic Saints, Bernadine McCreesch15. Claiming Kin Skaldic-Style, Russell Poole