Traditional subjectivities the Old English poetics of mentality /
Britt Mize.
- Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013).
- 1 online resource (viii, 294 pages).
- Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 12 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction. The Variety and Extent of Emphasis on Mentality in Old English Poetry ; The Priority of Subjectivity over Subject in Old English Poetic Tradition ; Preliminaries to Further Analysis -- 1 The Poetics of Mentality. Genesis A's Relationship to Latin Learning and to Scripture ; Traditionalizing Scripture: Genesis A's Poetics of Mentality -- 2 Traditional Diction, Emergent Subjectivities Interpreting Traditional Diction. What We Can Learn from Genesis B ; Genesis B and the Making of Old English Verse -- 3 Traditional Subjectivities in the Political World. The Nature and Relationship of the Two Texts of the Boethius ; Metre 1's Traditional Poetics of Mentality ; Traditionalism and Interpretation -- Conclusions.
9781442661349
English poetry--History and criticism.--Old English, ca. 450-1100 Folk poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism. Oral tradition--History--England--To 1500. Subjectivity in literature. Emotions in literature. Characters in literature.