Thought and Action in Old English Poetry and Prose

Eleni Ponirakis

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De Gruyter
31 December 2023

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600

Series: Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center

Cognitive approaches to early medieval texts have tended to focus on the mind in isolation. By examining the interplay between mental and physical acts deployed in Old English poetry and prose, this study identifies new patterns and offers new perspectives. In these texts, the performance of right or wrong action is not linked to natural inclination dictated by birth; it is the fruit of right or wrong thinking. The mind consciously directed and controlled is open to external influences, both human and diabolical. This struggle to produce right thought and action reflects an emerging democratization of heroism that crosses societal and gender boundaries, becoming intertwined with socio-political, soteriological, and cultural meaning. In a study of influential prose texts, including the Alfredian translations and the sermons of Ælfric, alongside close readings of three poems from different genres – The Seafarer, The Battle of Maldon, and Juliana –, Ponirakis demonstrates how early medieval authors create patterns of interaction between the mental and the physical. These provide hidden keys to meaning which, once found, unlock new readings of much studied texts. In addition, these patterns of balance, distribution, and opposition, reveal a startling similarity of approach across genre and form, taking the discussion of the early medieval conception of the mind, soul, and emotion, not to mention conventional generic divisions, onto new ground.

By: Eleni Ponirakis
Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9781501518522
ISBN 10: 1501518526
Series: Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 31 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eleni Ponirakis is a researcher in Old English and Old Norse language and literature. She teaches medieval studies at University College London (UCL) and at the University of Reading. She is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham.

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Thought and Action in Old English Poetry and Prose

Eleni Ponirakis

$264.95 $212.05

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