Elisabeth Okasha

Women's Names in Old English (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an in-depth study into the issue of vernacular names in Old English documents. Specifically it challenges the generally accepted notion that the sex of an individual is definitively indicated by the grammatical gender of their name. While modern scholars have generally felt no difficulty is distinguishing male from female names, this book asks how far the Anglo-Saxons themselves recognised this distinction, and in so doing critically examines and tests the general principle that grammatical gender is a certain indicator of biological sex. Anyone with an interest in Old English manuscripts or early medieval history will find this book both thought provoking and a useful reference tool for better understanding the Anglo-Saxon world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351871228
• Artikelnr.: 49365297

Autorenporträt

Dr Elisabeth Okasha, Acting Director, Language Centre, University College Cork, Ireland

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword
Preface
Introduction
The material
Analysis and classification of the material
Discussion of di-thematic names
Analysis and discussion of mono-thematic names
Some implications
Vernacular names in Old English poetry
General discussion
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Concordances.