{"product_id":"old-age-in-early-medieval-thijs-porck-9781783276349","title":"Old Age in Early Medieval England: A Cultural History","description":"First full-length study of the notion and concept of old age in early medieval England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did Anglo-Saxons reflect on the experience of growing old? Was it really a golden age for the elderly, as has been suggested? This first full survey of the Anglo-Saxon cultural conceptualisation of old age, as manifested and reflected in the texts and artwork of the inhabitants of early medieval England, presents a more nuanced and complicated picture. The author argues that although senescence was associated with the potential for wisdom and pious living, the Anglo-Saxons also anticipated various social, psychological and physical repercussions of growing old. Their attitude towards elderly men and women - whether they were saints, warriors or kings - was equally ambivalent.\u003cbr\u003e Multidisciplinary in approach, this book makes use of a wide variety of sources, ranging from the visual arts to hagiography, homiletic literature and heroic poetry. Individual chapters deal with early medieval definitions ofthe life cycle; the merits and drawbacks of old age as represented in Anglo-Saxon homilies and wisdom poetry; the hagiographic topos of elderly saints; the portrayal of grey-haired warriors in heroic literature; Beowulf asa mirror for elderly kings; and the cultural roles attributed to old women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thijs Porck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783276347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783276349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.61d","brand":"Thijs Porck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944697331967,"sku":"9781783276349","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a8e3195a-2d08-490f-9d20-64427d14a53d.jpg?v=1681504738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/old-age-in-early-medieval-thijs-porck-9781783276349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}