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Unlocking the Wordhord: Anglo-Saxon Studies in Memory of Edward B. Irving, Jr. by Mark C. Amodio, Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe (Hardcover, 2003)

The Anglo-Saxons placed a great deal of importance on wisdom and learning, something which Beowulf makes dramatically clear when he uses his wordhord to command respect and admiration from his friends and foes alike. Modern day scholars no longer have recourse to the living language and culture of the Anglo-Saxons and as a result must turn to their wordhords - the literary, historical and cultural artefacts that have survived in various degrees of intactness - to learn about life in Anglo-Saxon England. This collection of essays, gathered to honour the memory of the noted Anglo-Saxonist Edward B. Irving, Jr.. brings together an international group of leading scholars who take the measure of Anglo-Saxon literary, textual and lexical studies in the present moment. Ranging from philological and structural studies to ones that explicitly engage a variety of contemporary theoretical issues, they reflect the rich diversity of approaches to be found among Anglo-Saxonists. Subjects addressed include comparative work on Old English and Latin, and on Old English, ancient Greek and South Slavic, notions of authorship and textual integrity, techniques of editing, heroic poetry, religious verse, lexicography, oral tradition and material textuality.

Book Title
Unlocking the Wordhord: Anglo-Saxon Studies in Memory of Edward B. Irving, Jr.
Author
Mark C. Amodio, Katherine O'brien O'keeffe
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2003
Number of Pages
388 Pages

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