Cognitive Approaches to Old English Poetry - 9781843843252

Cognitive Approaches to Old English PoetryAuthor(s): Antonina Harbus\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: D.S. Brewer\nISBN-13: 9781843843252, 978-1843843252\nSynopsis\nOffers an entirely new way of interpreting and examining Anglo-Saxon texts, via theories derived from cognitive studies.\n\nA major, thoughtful study, applying new and serious interpretative and critical perspectives to a central range of Old English poetry. Professor John Hines, Cardiff University\n\nCognitive approaches to literature offernew and exciting ways of interpreting literature and mentalities, by bringing ideas and methodologies from Cognitive Science into the analysis of literature and culture. While these approaches are of particular value in relation to understanding the texts of remote societies, they have to date made very little impact on Anglo-Saxon Studies. This book therefore acts as a pioneer, mapping out the new field, explaining its relevance to Old E.