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Writing Power in Anglo-Saxon England: Texts, Hierarchies, Economies
Catherine A.M. Clarke
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Description for Writing Power in Anglo-Saxon England: Texts, Hierarchies, Economies
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New study of the complexities of how power operates in a number of Anglo-Saxon texts. A work of fine and nuanced intelligence... Skilled and learned readings of a number of important texts. Fluent, polished, and beautifully written. Dr Katy Cubitt, University of York. The formation and operation of systems of power and patronage in Anglo-Saxon England are currently the focus of concerted scholarly attention. This book explores how power is shaped and negotiated in later Anglo-Saxon texts, focusing in particular on how hierarchical, vertical structures are presented alongside patterns of reciprocity and economies of mutual obligation, ... Read more
New study of the complexities of how power operates in a number of Anglo-Saxon texts. A work of fine and nuanced intelligence... Skilled and learned readings of a number of important texts. Fluent, polished, and beautifully written. Dr Katy Cubitt, University of York. The formation and operation of systems of power and patronage in Anglo-Saxon England are currently the focus of concerted scholarly attention. This book explores how power is shaped and negotiated in later Anglo-Saxon texts, focusing in particular on how hierarchical, vertical structures are presented alongside patterns of reciprocity and economies of mutual obligation, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843191
SKU
V9781843843191
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Reviews for Writing Power in Anglo-Saxon England: Texts, Hierarchies, Economies
T]ruly focused and perceptive work.
SPECULUM
Offers its readers many illuminating insights. ... [The author's] nuanced approach to her subject and its complexities is one of the book's great strengths and will prove thought provoking and highly rewarding for the attentive reader.
JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL LATIN
The volume's greatest strengths are its thorough grounding in the ... Read more
SPECULUM
Offers its readers many illuminating insights. ... [The author's] nuanced approach to her subject and its complexities is one of the book's great strengths and will prove thought provoking and highly rewarding for the attentive reader.
JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL LATIN
The volume's greatest strengths are its thorough grounding in the ... Read more