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Honour, Exchange and Violence in Beowulf by Peter Stuart Baker (English) Hardcov
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Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-10
1843843463
ISBN-13
9781843843467
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143775745
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
292 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Honour, Exchange and Violence in Beowulf
Publication Year
2013
Subject
Medieval, Poetry, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Series
Anglo-Saxon Studies
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2012-285397
Reviews
Anyone in Beowulf or Anglo-Saxon studies as well as, of course, college and university libraries should get a copy; this book deserves not only careful reading but also regular use. STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING Fills a notable gap in modern scholarship, providing what will undoubtedly become the standard entry-point for historians keen to build ideas about honour into their work. ... [It] is an engaging, well-argued and important book that will richly reward those historians who attend to it carefully. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Learned and provocative. REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES The best treatment of military and social conflict in Beowulf , which, with its powerful originality and wide horizons, will form a new and welcome landmark in Beowulf studies. SPECULUM, The best treatment of military and social conflict in Beowulf , which, with its powerful originality and wide horizons, will form a new and welcome landmark in Beowulf studies.
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
20
Illustrated
Yes
Volume Number
20
Dewey Decimal
829/.3
Table Of Content
PrefaceIntroductionLoot and the Economy of HonourUnferth's GiftThe Angel in the Mead HallThree QueensThe Perils of PeacemakingBeowulf's Last TriumphConclusionWorks Cited
Synopsis
Argues for a new reading of Beowulf in its contemporary context, where honour and violence are intimately linked. This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmatized as evidence of a breakdown in social order but rather was seen as a reasonable way to get things done; where kings and their retainers saw themselves above all as warriors whose chief occupation was thepursuit of honour; and where most successful kings were those perceived as most predatory. Though kings and their subjects yearned for peace, the political and religious institutions of the time did little to restrain their violent impulses. Drawing on works from Britain, Scandinavia, and Ireland, which show how the practice of violence was governed by rules and customs which were observed, with variations, over a wide area, this book makes use of historicist and anthropological approaches to its subject. It takes a neutral attitude towards the phenomena it examines, but at the same time describes them fortnightly, avoiding euphemism and excuse-making on the one hand and condemnation on the other. In this it attempts to avoid the errors of critics who have sometimes been led astray by modern assumptions about the morality of violence. PETER S. BAKER is Professor of English at the Universityof Virginia., This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmatized as evidence of a breakdown in social order but rather was seen as a reasonable way to get things done; where kings and their retainers saw themselves above all as warriors whose chief occupation was the pursuit of honour; and where most successful kings were those perceived as most predatory. Though kings and their subjects yearned for peace, the political and religious institutions of the time did little to restrain their violent impulses.Drawing on works from Britain, Scandinavia, and Ireland, which show how the practice of violence was governed by rules and customs which were observed, with variations, over a wide area, this book makes use of historicist and anthropological approaches to its subject. It takes a neutral attitude towards the phenomena it examines, but at the same time describes them fortnightly, avoiding euphemism and excuse-making on the one hand and condemnation on the other. In this it attempts to avoid the errors of critics who have sometimes been led astray by modern assumptions about the morality of violence.PETER S. BAKER is Professor of English at the University of Virginia., Argues for a new reading of Beowulf in its contemporary context, where honour and violence are intimately linked.
LC Classification Number
PR1585.B3 2013
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