{"product_id":"becoming-a-poet-in-anglo-saxon-emily-v-thornbury-9781107643079","title":"Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England","description":"Combining historical, literary and linguistic evidence from Old English and Latin, Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England creates a new, more complete picture of who and what pre-Conquest English poets really were. It includes a study of Anglo-Saxon words for 'poet' and the first list of named poets in Anglo-Saxon England. Its survey of known poets identifies four social roles that poets often held - teachers, scribes, musicians and courtiers - and explores the kinds of poetry created by these individuals. The book also offers a new model for understanding the role of social groups in poets' experience: it argues that the presence or absence of a poetic community affected the work of Anglo-Saxon poets at all levels, from minute technical detail to the portrayal of character. This focus on poetic communities provides a new way to understand the intersection of history and literature in the Middle Ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily V. Thornbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1107643074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781107643079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Emily V. Thornbury","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120818417919,"sku":"9781107643079","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7cb7553a-c6d3-4151-9ef3-d7f34b9a939d.jpg?v=1687416448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-a-poet-in-anglo-saxon-emily-v-thornbury-9781107643079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}