Anglo-Saxon Culture and the Modern Imagination - Medievalism
Anglo-Saxon Culture and the Modern Imagination - Medievalism
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Published:
21 October, 2010
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781843842514 |
| ISBN10 | 1843842513 |
| Number Of Pages | 302 |
| Item Weight | 534 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
[T]he editors are to be commended for producing a handsomely illustrated, rich collection. * ENGLISH STUDIES *
This rich collection of essays looks back to the influence of Anglo-Saxon culture in nineteenth-century and modernist writers, and explores a diverse range of more contemporary 'moments of intersection between past and present'. * MEDIUM AEVUM *
Have assembled a scholarly and unfailingly interesting foundation for a study of the impact of the Anglo-Saxon world on our own, as well as proving how much potential there is in the topic. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
The book is physically beautiful, soundly edited, and intellectually stimulating from beginning to end. [...] Any medievalist who reads this volume will surely learn something new about the reception of Anglo- Saxon culture, be surprised by the extent of this reception, and get ideas for new research in this area. [...] It is an excellent book that will hopefully make a real intellectual and institutional impact. * ANGLIA *
The collection as a whole makes a powerful and often entertaining case for the myriad pathways by which the Anglo-Saxon past inhabits, enlivens and even transforms the cultural imagination of our present, such that we can see that it never stops informing us about what it means to 'be English'. * TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT *
Author's Bio
Maria Artamonova is a graduate of St Petersburg State University and holds a doctorate in Old English from the University of Oxford. She is an Oxfordshire-based translator and also teaches medieval and fantasy literature.