Dr Amy Faulkner (Person)

Wealth and the Material World in the Old English Alfredian Corpus

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A new, materialistic reading of the Alfredian corpus, drawing on diverse approaches from thing theory to Augustinian principles of use and enjoyment to uncover how these works explore the material world.

Produktdetails

• Anglo-Saxon Studies
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 163mm x 243mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781783277599
• ISBN-10: 1783277599
• Artikelnr.: 65169184

Autorenporträt

Amy Faulkner teaches Old and Middle English literature at University College London.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Use and enjoyment in Old English literature 1. Books and
ladders: The speaking prefaces 2. The stream of wealth: The Old English
Pastoral Care 3. True riches: The Old English Boethius 4. The familiar and
the strange: The Old English Soliloquies 5. Treasure in heaven: The Prose
Psalms Conclusion: Transformations in prose and poetry Bibliography Index