Name: Old English Heroic Poems and the Social Life of Texts
Author: Niles, John D.
ISBN: 9782503520803

by Niles, John D.

Old English Heroic Poems and the Social Life of Texts

by Niles, John D.

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ISBN-13: 9782503520803
ISBN: 2503520804
Publisher: Brepols Publishers

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Niles, John D.

SUMMARY

John Niles develops the theme that all stories have a potentially myth-like function as they enter and re-enter the stream of human consciousness. In particular, he assesses the place of heroic poetry (including 'Beowulf' and 'Widsith') in the evolving society of Anglo-Saxon England during the 10th- century period of nation-building.Niles, John D. is the author of 'Old English Heroic Poems and the Social Life of Texts' with ISBN 9782503520803 and ISBN 2503520804.

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