The Anglo-Saxons : synthesis and achievement / edited by J. Douglas Woods and David A.E. Pelteret.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Woods, J. Douglas.

Pelteret, David Anthony Edgell, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.

England--Civilization--To 1066.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfred Laurier University Press, c1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The popular notion that sees the Anglo-Saxon era as "The Dark Ages" perhaps has tended to obscure for many people the creations and strengths of that time. This collection, in examining many aspects of pre-Norman Britain, helps to illuminate how Anglo-Saxon society contributed to the continuity of knowledge between the ancient world and the modern world. But as well, it posits a view of that society in its own distinctive terms to show how it developed as a synthesis of radically different cultures.The Bayeux Tapestry is examined for its underlying political motivations; the study of Old Engli

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Bayeux Tapestry: History or Propaganda?; 2 The Boundaries of Old English Literature; 3 Beowulf, Bede, and St. Oswine: The Hero's Pride in Old English Hagiography; 4 Domestic Peace and Public Order in Anglo-Saxon Law; 5 Two Early Anglo-Saxon Holy Men: Oswald and Cuthbert; 6 The Celtic Church in Anglo-Saxon Times; 7 Anglo-Saxon Use of the Apocryphal Gospel; 8 The Image of the Worm: Some Literary Implications of Serpentine Decoration; 9 Slavery in Anglo-Saxon England; 10 Germanic Warrior Terms in Old Saxon; Bibliographical Essay; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Distributor statement from label mounted on t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613810984

9781554588244

1554588243

9781282233249

1282233246

9780889205505

0889205507

OCLC:

753480105