Tradition and belief : religious writing in late Anglo-Saxon England / Clare A. Lees.
In this major study of Anglo-Saxon religious texts--sermons, homilies, and saints' lives written in Old English--Clare A. Lees reveals how the invention of preaching transformed the early medieval church, and thus the culture of medieval England. By placing Anglo-Saxon prose within a social mat...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from JSTOR |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1999. |
| Series: | Medieval cultures ;
v. 19. |
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| Summary: | In this major study of Anglo-Saxon religious texts--sermons, homilies, and saints' lives written in Old English--Clare A. Lees reveals how the invention of preaching transformed the early medieval church, and thus the culture of medieval England. By placing Anglo-Saxon prose within a social matrix, her work offers a new way of seeing medieval literature through the lens of culture. By concentrating on the theoretically problematic areas of history, religious belief, and aesthetics--the book contributes to debates about the evolving meaning of culture. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-188) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816688418 0816688419 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |