Inhabited Spaces: Anglo-Saxon Constructions of Place
Nicole Guenther Discenza
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Hardback. 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. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
We tend to think of early medieval people as unsophisticated about geography because their understandings of space and place often differed from ours, yet theirs were no less complex. Anglo-Saxons conceived of themselves as living at the centre of a cosmos that combined order and plenitude, two principles in a constant state of tension. 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. Anglo-Saxon models of the universe featured a spherical earth at the centre of a spherical universe ordered by God. They sought to shape ... Read more
We tend to think of early medieval people as unsophisticated about geography because their understandings of space and place often differed from ours, yet theirs were no less complex. Anglo-Saxons conceived of themselves as living at the centre of a cosmos that combined order and plenitude, two principles in a constant state of tension. 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. Anglo-Saxon models of the universe featured a spherical earth at the centre of a spherical universe ordered by God. They sought to shape ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781487500658
SKU
V9781487500658
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About Nicole Guenther Discenza
Nicole Guenther Discenza is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of South Florida.
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