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Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions
Leslie Lockett
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Paperback. 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. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Old English verse and prose depict the human mind as a corporeal entity located in the chest cavity, susceptible to spatial and thermal changes corresponding to the psychological states: it was thought that emotions such as rage, grief, and yearning could cause the contents of the chest to grow warm, boil, or be constricted by pressure. While readers usually assume the metaphorical nature of such literary images, Leslie Lockett, in Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions, argues that these depictions are literal representations of Anglo-Saxon folk psychology. Lockett analyses both well-studied and little-known texts, including Insular Latin ... Read more
Old English verse and prose depict the human mind as a corporeal entity located in the chest cavity, susceptible to spatial and thermal changes corresponding to the psychological states: it was thought that emotions such as rage, grief, and yearning could cause the contents of the chest to grow warm, boil, or be constricted by pressure. While readers usually assume the metaphorical nature of such literary images, Leslie Lockett, in Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions, argues that these depictions are literal representations of Anglo-Saxon folk psychology. Lockett analyses both well-studied and little-known texts, including Insular Latin ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
Condition
New
Weight
1g
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781487522285
SKU
V9781487522285
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About Leslie Lockett
Leslie Lockett is an assistant professor in the Department of English at The Ohio State University.
Reviews for Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions
Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions improves upon the significant work of Malcolm Godden, Antonina Harbus, Britt Mize, Eric Jager, Soon Ai Low, and Michael Matto by being impressively comprehensive in its overview of poetry and prose and of the Latin inheritance traceable in Anglo- Saxon England. The book's range and detail are extraordinary. No Anglo-Saxonist's library should ... Read more