The life course in Old English poetry / Harriet Soper, University of Oxford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soper, Harriet, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 122.

Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 122

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Life cycle, Human, in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 267 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

In the first book-length study of the whole lifespan in Old English verse, Harriet Soper reveals how poets depicted varied paths through life, including their staging of entanglements between human life courses and those of the nonhuman or more-than-human. While Old English poetry sometimes suggests that uniform patterns shape each life, paralleling patristic traditions of the ages of man, it also frequently disrupts a sense of steady linearity through the life course in striking ways, foregrounding moments of sudden upheaval over smooth continuity, contingency over predictability, and idiosyncrasy over regularity. Advancing new readings of a diverse range of Old English poems, Soper draws on an array of supporting contexts and theories to illuminate these texts, unearthing their complex and fascinating depictions of ageing through life. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Nov 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009315159 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.