UID:
edocfu_9958352999802883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781442624894
Series Statement:
Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
Content:
References to weaving and binding are ubiquitous in Anglo-Saxon literature. Several hundred instances of such imagery occur in the poetic corpus, invoked in connection with objects, people, elemental forces, and complex abstract concepts.Weaving Words and Binding Bodies presents the first comprehensive study of weaving and binding imagery through intertextual analysis and close readings of Beowulf, riddles, the poetry of Cynewulf, and other key texts. Megan Cavell highlights the prominent use of weaving and binding in previously unrecognized formulas, collocations, and type-scenes, shedding light on important tropes such as the lord-retainer “bond” and the gendered role of “peace-weaving” in Anglo-Saxon society. Through the analysis of metrical, rhetorical, and linguistic features and canonical and neglected texts in a wide range of genres, Weaving Words and Binding Bodies makes an important contribution to the ongoing study of Anglo-Saxon poetics.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Abbreviations --
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Construction and Constriction: Introducing Human Experience in Old English Poetry --
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Part I. Webs and Rings: Experiencing Objects --
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1. The Material Context of Weaving --
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2. The Woven Mail-Coat --
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3. The Material Context of Structural Binding --
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Part II. Fetters and Chains: Experiencing Bondage --
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4. Binding in Nature --
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5. Imprisonment and Hell --
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6. Slavery and Servitude --
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Part III. Patterns and Nets: Experiencing the Internal and the Abstract --
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7. The Body and Mind --
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8. Language and Knowledge --
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9. Creation, Magic, and Fate --
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10. Peace --
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Weaving and Binding: Conclusions on Human Experience and World View --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3138/9781442624894
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442624894
