Anglo-Saxon literary landscapes : ecotheory and the environmental imagination / Heide Estes.
| Author/creator | Estes, Heide author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 208 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Ecotheory and the environmental imagination |
| Series | Environmental humanities in pre-modern cultures Environmental humanities in pre-modern cultures. ^A1355536 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Imagining the sea in secular and religious poetry -- Ruined landscapes -- Rewriting Guthlac's Wilderness -- Animal natures -- Objects and hyperobjects -- Conclusion: ecologies of the past and the future. |
| Abstract | Literary scholars have traditionally understood landscapes, whether natural or manmade, as metaphors for humanity instead of concrete settings for peoples actions. This book accepts the natural world as such by investigating how Anglo-Saxons interacted with and conceived of their lived environments. Examining Old English poems, such as 'Beowulf' and 'Judith', as well as descriptions of natural events from the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle' and other documentary texts, Heide Estes shows that Anglo-Saxon ideologies which view nature as diametrically opposed to humans, and the natural world as designed for human use, have become deeply embedded in our cultural heritage, language, and more. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9789089649447 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9089649441 hardcover |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1065 .E78 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |