Supernatural Speakers in Old English Verse: Poetic and Spiritual Power in Early Medieval Society

Matthew D. Coker

doi:10.2307/jj.7533917

Zusammenfassung

The first extended study of supernatural discourse in Old English poetry, Supernatural Speakers in Old English Verse fills a conspicuous gap in the scholarship of early medieval literature. Drawing insights from various disciplines, including critical discourse analysis, social psychology, and oral poetry studies, Supernatural Speakers demonstrates how and why three poets—the poets of Genesis A, Christ C, and Guthlac A—marshalled their distinction as experts of the Old English poetic medium to perform the power of supernatural speech by means of masterful poetics. By offering new analytical paths through these early medieval poems, Supernatural Speakers elucidates the importance of poetics as a critical window on the social and religious functions of verbal art in early medieval England.

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Bibliographische Angaben

Auflage: 1/2023
Copyrightjahr: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-64189-412-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-80270-049-7
Verlag: Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe: Medieval Media and Culture
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 176
Produkttyp: Monographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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1. Contents Kein Zugriff
2. List of Illustrations Kein Zugriff
3. Acknowledgements Kein Zugriff
Introduction Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 32
Ch. 1 — Poetic Power and Supernatural Speech in Numbers Kein Zugriff Seiten 33 - 54
Ch. 2 — The Works of the Word in Genesis A Kein Zugriff Seiten 55 - 88
Ch. 3 — Sounds of the Last Judgment in Christ C Kein Zugriff Seiten 89 - 114
Ch. 4 — Speaking with Authority in Guthlac A Kein Zugriff Seiten 115 - 150
Conclusion Kein Zugriff Seiten 151 - 154
Bibliography Kein Zugriff Seiten 155 - 162
Index Kein Zugriff Seiten 163 - 168