Format:
XIV, 290 S.
,
Ill.
ISBN:
9781137325808
Content:
"Connecting the theory of tradition with the phenomenon of influence, Michael D. C. Drout moves beyond current theories and extends his own work from How Tradition Works. This forward-looking study introduces a new methodology--lexomics, the use of computer-aided statistical analysis to identify influence--and integrates research from cognitive psychology and evolutionary biology with traditional, philological approaches to literature, specifically Anglo-Saxon poems of the Exeter Book. An example of hard interdisciplinarity, Tradition and Influence in Anglo-Saxon Literature contributes to Anglo-Saxon studies, oral traditional theory, evolutionary epistemology and cultural theory"--
Content:
"Connecting the theory of tradition with the phenomenon of influence, Michael D. C. Drout moves beyond current theories and extends his own work from How Tradition Works. This forward-looking study introduces a new methodology--lexomics, the use of computer-aided statistical analysis to identify influence--and integrates research from cognitive psychology and evolutionary biology with traditional, philological approaches to literature, specifically Anglo-Saxon poems of the Exeter Book. An example of hard interdisciplinarity, Tradition and Influence in Anglo-Saxon Literature contributes to Anglo-Saxon studies, oral traditional theory, evolutionary epistemology and cultural theory"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-277) and index
,
Machine generated contents note:Introduction: Influence and Tradition -- 1. A Theory of Influence -- 2. Influence and its Detection with Lexomic Analysis -- 3. Cultural Selection Pressure: Mnemonic and Cognitive Aesthetics -- 4. Adaptive Landscapes, Cognitive Prototypes, and Genre -- 5. Application of the Theory: Genre and Adaptive Radiation in Poems of the Exeter Book -- 6. Authorship, Authors, and The Anxiety of Influence -- 7. How Authorship Works: The Anxiety of Influence Explained by Memetics -- Conclusion: This View of Culture.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
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English Studies
Keywords:
Altenglisch
;
Literatur
;
The Exeter Book
;
Tradition
;
Geschichte 450-1100
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