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The Body Legal in Barbarian Law
Price:
$44.95
ISBN: 9781487547707
Pub Date: August 2022
By applying the techniques of linguistic anthropology to the pre-history of medicine, anatomical knowledge, and law, Lisi Oliver has produced a remarkable study that sheds new light on early Germanic conceptions of the body in terms of medical value, physiological function, psychological worth, and social significance.
The Politics of Language
Byrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform
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$34.95
ISBN: 9781487547479
Pub Date: May 2022
Comparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Ælfric of Eynsham, Rebecca Stephenson explains the politics that encouraged the simultaneous development of a simple English style and an esoteric Latin style.
Reading Old English Biblical Poetry
The Book and the Poem in Junius 11
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$71.00
ISBN: 9781487507466
Pub Date: November 2020
Reading Old English Biblical Poetry proposes new ways of engaging with a well-known text and serves as a fascinating case study for reading in early medieval England.
Compelling God
Theories of Prayer in Anglo-Saxon England
Price:
$101.00
ISBN: 9781487501983
Pub Date: March 2018
In Compelling God, Stephanie Clark examines the relationship between prayer, gift giving, the self, and community in Anglo-Saxon England.
Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England
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$76.00
ISBN: 9781487503055
Pub Date: June 2018
Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England is the first examination of Christian apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England, focusing on the use of biblical narratives in Old English sermons. This work demonstrates that apocryphal media are a substantial part of the apparatus of Christian tradition inherited by Anglo-Saxons.
Childhood & Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
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$106.00
ISBN: 9781487502027
Pub Date: April 2018
After decades of study dominated by adult gender studies, Childhood & Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture rebalances our understanding of family life in the Anglo-Saxon era by reconstructing the lives of medieval children and adolescents through their literary representation.
Undoing Babel
The Tower of Babel in Anglo-Saxon Literature
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$82.00
ISBN: 9781487500542
Pub Date: February 2018
Undoing Babel is the first extensive examination of the development of the Babel narrative amongst Anglo-Saxon authors from late antiquity to the eleventh century.
Epistolary Acts
Anglo-Saxon Letters and Early English Media
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$87.00
ISBN: 9781487501006
Pub Date: February 2018
In Epistolary Acts, Jordan Zweck examines the presentation of letters in early medieval vernacular literature, including hagiography, prose romance, poetry, and sermons on letters from heaven, moving beyond traditional genre study to offer a radically new way of conceptualizing Anglo-Saxon epistolarity.
Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England
Divina in Laude Voluntas
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$103.00
ISBN: 9780802098535
Pub Date: June 2017
Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England provides an accessible introduction to biblical epic poetry.
The Aesthetics of Nostalgia
Historical Representation in Old English Verse
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$45.95
ISBN: 9781487521530
Pub Date: November 2016
Aesthetics of Nostalgia reads Anglo-Saxon historical verse in terms of how its aesthetic form interacted with the culture and politics of the period.
England in Europe
English Royal Women and Literary Patronage, c.1000–c.1150
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$113.00
ISBN: 9781442640726
Pub Date: April 2017
In England in Europe, Elizabeth Tyler focuses on two histories: the Encomium Emmae Reginae, written for Emma the wife of the Æthelred II and Cnut, and The Life of King Edward, written for Edith the wife of Edward the Confessor.
Inhabited Spaces
Anglo-Saxon Constructions of Place
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$71.00
ISBN: 9781487500658
Pub Date: January 2017
In Inhabited Spaces, Nicole Guenther Discenza examines a variety of Anglo-Latin and Old English texts to shed light on Anglo-Saxon understandings of space.
Latinity and Identity in Anglo-Saxon Literature
Price:
$78.00
ISBN: 9781442637580
Pub Date: August 2016
In this groundbreaking collection, ten leading scholars explore the intersections between identity and Latin language and literature in Anglo-Saxon England.
Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture
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$96.00
ISBN: 9781442646674
Pub Date: July 2016
The thirteen essays in Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture examine visual and textual representations of Jews before 1066.
Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions
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$56.00
ISBN: 9781487522285
Pub Date: March 2017
Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions examines the interactions of rival - and incompatible - concepts of the mind in a highly original way.
Joinings
Compound Words in Old English Literature
Price:
$78.00
ISBN: 9781442637399
Pub Date: April 2016
The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature.

The Body Legal in Barbarian Law
$44.95
ISBN: 9781487547707
Pub Date: August 2022
By applying the techniques of linguistic anthropology to the pre-history of medicine, anatomical knowledge, and law, Lisi Oliver has produced a remarkable study that sheds new light on early Germanic conceptions of the body in terms of medical value, physiological function, psychological worth, and social significance.
The Politics of Language
Byrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform
$34.95
ISBN: 9781487547479
Pub Date: May 2022
Comparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Ælfric of Eynsham, Rebecca Stephenson explains the politics that encouraged the simultaneous development of a simple English style and an esoteric Latin style.
Reading Old English Biblical Poetry
The Book and the Poem in Junius 11
$71.00
ISBN: 9781487507466
Pub Date: November 2020
Reading Old English Biblical Poetry proposes new ways of engaging with a well-known text and serves as a fascinating case study for reading in early medieval England.
Compelling God
Theories of Prayer in Anglo-Saxon England
$101.00
ISBN: 9781487501983
Pub Date: March 2018
In Compelling God, Stephanie Clark examines the relationship between prayer, gift giving, the self, and community in Anglo-Saxon England.
Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England
$76.00
ISBN: 9781487503055
Pub Date: June 2018
Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England is the first examination of Christian apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England, focusing on the use of biblical narratives in Old English sermons. This work demonstrates that apocryphal media are a substantial part of the apparatus of Christian tradition inherited by Anglo-Saxons.
Childhood & Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
$106.00
ISBN: 9781487502027
Pub Date: April 2018
After decades of study dominated by adult gender studies, Childhood & Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture rebalances our understanding of family life in the Anglo-Saxon era by reconstructing the lives of medieval children and adolescents through their literary representation.
Undoing Babel
The Tower of Babel in Anglo-Saxon Literature
$82.00
ISBN: 9781487500542
Pub Date: February 2018
Undoing Babel is the first extensive examination of the development of the Babel narrative amongst Anglo-Saxon authors from late antiquity to the eleventh century.
Epistolary Acts
Anglo-Saxon Letters and Early English Media
$87.00
ISBN: 9781487501006
Pub Date: February 2018
In Epistolary Acts, Jordan Zweck examines the presentation of letters in early medieval vernacular literature, including hagiography, prose romance, poetry, and sermons on letters from heaven, moving beyond traditional genre study to offer a radically new way of conceptualizing Anglo-Saxon epistolarity.
Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England
Divina in Laude Voluntas
$103.00
ISBN: 9780802098535
Pub Date: June 2017
Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England provides an accessible introduction to biblical epic poetry.
The Aesthetics of Nostalgia
Historical Representation in Old English Verse
$45.95
ISBN: 9781487521530
Pub Date: November 2016
Aesthetics of Nostalgia reads Anglo-Saxon historical verse in terms of how its aesthetic form interacted with the culture and politics of the period.
England in Europe
English Royal Women and Literary Patronage, c.1000–c.1150
$113.00
ISBN: 9781442640726
Pub Date: April 2017
In England in Europe, Elizabeth Tyler focuses on two histories: the Encomium Emmae Reginae, written for Emma the wife of the Æthelred II and Cnut, and The Life of King Edward, written for Edith the wife of Edward the Confessor.
Inhabited Spaces
Anglo-Saxon Constructions of Place
$71.00
ISBN: 9781487500658
Pub Date: January 2017
In Inhabited Spaces, Nicole Guenther Discenza examines a variety of Anglo-Latin and Old English texts to shed light on Anglo-Saxon understandings of space.
Latinity and Identity in Anglo-Saxon Literature
$78.00
ISBN: 9781442637580
Pub Date: August 2016
In this groundbreaking collection, ten leading scholars explore the intersections between identity and Latin language and literature in Anglo-Saxon England.
Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture
$96.00
ISBN: 9781442646674
Pub Date: July 2016
The thirteen essays in Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture examine visual and textual representations of Jews before 1066.
Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions
$56.00
ISBN: 9781487522285
Pub Date: March 2017
Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions examines the interactions of rival - and incompatible - concepts of the mind in a highly original way.
Joinings
Compound Words in Old English Literature
$78.00
ISBN: 9781442637399
Pub Date: April 2016
The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature.