The Meaning of the Cotton Wulf Maxim in the Context of Anglo-Saxon Popular Thought and Culture
The Meaning of the Cotton Wulf Maxim in the Context of Anglo-Saxon Popular Thought and Culture Park, Yoon-Hee Medieval and Early Modern English…
Repetition of the Same Phrases in The Dream of the Rood and What It Signifies
Repetition of the Same Phrases in The Dream of the Rood and What It Signifies Lee, Sung-Il Medieval and Early Modern English Studies,…
Wulf and Eadwacer: For Whom, For What?
Wulf and Eadwacer: For Whom, For What? Lee, Dongchoon Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, vol. 12 (2004) No. 2 Abstract Probably, no…
Translating Beowulf: Translators Crouched and Dangers Rampant
Translating Beowulf: Translators Crouched and Dangers Rampant Schulman, Jana K. Medieval English Studies, vol. 12 (2004) No. 1 Abstract Those who read Beowulf…
A Study on Geogoð in Old English Poetry: Beowulf 535-538
A Study on Geogoð in Old English Poetry: Beowulf 535-538 Medieval English Studies, vol. 10 (2002) No. 2) Lee, Dongill Abstract This paper…
The Old English Charms and King Alfred’s Court
This article argues that one of the most important of the extant Old English charm texts, Bald’s Leechbook, was compiled during the Alfredian Renaissance, and very possibly at the request of Alfred himself.
Grendel’s Mere: Freudian and Metapoetical Implications
Grendel’s Mere: Freudian and Metapoetical Implications Lee, Sung-Il Medieval English Studies, vol. 9 (2001) No. 1 Abstract One of the most famous passages…
So Many Tales Untold : Eloquent Silences in the Old English Canon
Sometimes the literature of the Old English period is read against a rather too simple historical frame, largely based on Bede. It is important to recall how exceptional the surviving record is, whether documentary or literary, and how many stories and names have been lost forever.
The Theme of Mutability in Old English Poetry
The Theme of Mutability in Old English Poetry Lee, Sung-Il Medieval English Studies, vol. 8 (2000) Abstract There is a poetic fragment contained…
Rebirth of a Nation? Historical Mythmaking in Layamon’s Brut
Rebirth of a Nation? Historical Mythmaking in Layamon’s Brut Brennan, John P. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 17 (2000) Abstract In spite of…
Ælfric’s Sources and His Gendered Audiences
Ælfric’s Sources and His Gendered Audiences Klein, Stacy S. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 13 (1996) Abstract Ælfric’s prose adaptation of the apocryphal…
Productive Destruction: Torture, Text, and the Body in the Old English Andreas
Productive Destruction: Torture, Text, and the Body in the Old English Andreas Fee, Christopher Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract Writing…
Bodies, Buildings, and Boundaries: Metaphors of Liminality in Old English and Old Norse Literature
Bodies, Buildings, and Boundaries: Metaphors of Liminality in Old English and Old Norse Literature Lionarons, Joyce Tally Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11…
The Palaeography of Oxford, Corpus Christi College, 197
The Palaeography of Oxford, Corpus Christi College, 19 By Francisco Jose Alvarez Lopez The Proceedings of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies Postgraduate Conference (2005)…
Glosses, Gaps and Gender: The Rise of Female Elves in Anglo-Saxon Culture
Around the eighth century, it appears that Old English had no close equivalent to words for the supernatural, feminine and generally unthreatening nymphs
The Orality of a Silent Age: The Place of Orality in Medieval Studies
The Orality of a Silent Age: The Place of Orality in Medieval Studies By Alaric Hall Methods and the Medievalist: Current Approaches in…
Journey to the Borderland: Two Poetic Passages on Judgement Day in Old English Homilies Revisited
Journey to the Borderland: Two Poetic Passages on Judgement Day in Old English Homilies Revisited By Winfried Rudolf The Proceedings of the Manchester…
The Acts of Matthew and Andrew in the City of Cannibals
The Acts of Matthew and Andrew in the City of Cannibals Sharp, Tom Medieval Forum, vol. 2 (2003) Abstract In the second century…
An Education in the Mead-Hall : Beowulf’s Lessons for Young Warriors
This essay explores how Beowulf may have indoctrinated the young warriors hearing the tale. The poem prompts the geoguð (young warriors) to consider how they would respond in psychologically threatening situations, and it presents as their model Beowulf, who faces each risk bravely and is justly rewarded.