Old English literature and the Old Testament
"It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of the Bible in the medieval world. For the Anglo-Saxons, literary culture emerged from sustained and intensive biblical study. Further, at least to judge from the Old English texts which survive, the Old Testament was the primary influence,...
| Други автори: | Fox, Michael, 1967-, Sharma, Manish, 1973- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Toronto [Ont.] :
University of Toronto Press,
℗♭2012.
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| Серия: |
Toronto Anglo-Saxon series.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=682846 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Old English Literature and the Old Testament. |
| Резюме: |
"It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of the Bible in the medieval world. For the Anglo-Saxons, literary culture emerged from sustained and intensive biblical study. Further, at least to judge from the Old English texts which survive, the Old Testament was the primary influence, both in terms of content and modes of interpretation. Though the Old Testament was only partially translated into Old English, recent studies have shown how completely interconnected Anglo-Latin and Old English literary traditions are. Old English Literature and the Old Testament considers the importance of the Old Testament from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, from comparative to intertextual and historical. Though the essays focus on individual works, authors, or trends, including the Interrogationes Sigewulfi, Genesis A, and Daniel, each ultimately speaks to the vernacular corpus as a whole, suggesting approaches and methodologies for further study."--Pub. desc. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 397 pages) : illustrations, digital file. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442664296 1442664290 |