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Auteur(s) : Olsen, Karin E.
Titre(s) : Conceptualizing the enemy in early Northwest Europe [Texte imprimé] : metaphors of conflict and alterity in Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, and Early Irish poetry / by Karin E. Olsen
Publication : Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, copyright 2016
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-249 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Medieval identities ; volume 6
Lien à la collection : Medieval identities : socio-cultural spaces
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-240) and index
Despite the prominence of conflicts in all mythological and heroic literature, perceptions
of these conflicts and their participants are shaped by different cultural influences.
Socio-economic, political, and religious factors all influence how conflict is perceived
and depicted in literary form. This volume provides the first comparative analysis
to explore conceptions of conflict and otherness in the literary and cultural contexts
of the early North Sea world by investigating the use of metaphor in Old English,
Old Norse, and Early Irish poetry. Applying Conceptual Metaphor Theory together with
literary and anthropological analysis, the study examines metaphors of conflict and
alterity in a range of (pseudo-) mythological, heroic, and occasional poetry, including
'Beowulf', Old Norse skaldic and eddic verse, and poems from the celebrated "Ulster
Cycle". This unique approach not only sheds new light on a wide spectrum of metaphorical
techniques, but also draws important conclusions concerning the common cultural heritage
behind these three poetic corpora
Sujet(s) : Guerre -- Dans la littérature
Métaphore -- Dans la littérature
Poésie anglaise -- 450-1100 (vieil anglais)
Poésie vieux-norroise
Genre ou forme : Poésie irlandaise -- Moyen âge
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9782503552279. - ISBN 2503552277. - ISBN 9782503560939 (erroné) (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455468862
Notice n° :
FRBNF45546886
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)