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Old English and continental Germanic literature in comparative perspectives / Larry J. Swain [editor].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Comparative literature--Old English and Germanic.
- Comparative literature.
- Comparative literature--Germanic and Old English.
- Germanic literature--History and criticism.
- Germanic literature.
- English literature--Old English.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 139 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, [2018]
- Summary:
- " In modern scholarship, however, rarely are early continental Germanic literary remains discussed in the same breath with the Anglo-Saxon materials in spite of the apparent relationships, in distinct contrast to the well-explored relationships between Old English literature and Old Norse. The purpose of this collection of essays is to redress that absence. The essays collected here aim to compare key texts and practices of the Anglo-Saxons with their continental counterparts. Motifs, scribal habits, tropes, and themes are here explored connecting Beowulf, Heliand, and Exodus specifically, as well as exploring some elements on a larger cultural canvas"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781433148842
- 1433148846
- OCLC:
- 1060180970
- Publisher Number:
- 99984967249
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