Woman As Hero In Old English Literature

by Jane Chance

Book Overview

The first comprehensive study of heroic women figures in Anglo-Saxon literature investigates English secular and religious prose and poetry from the seventh to the eleventh centuries. Given the paucity of surviving literature from the Anglo-Saxon period, the works which feature major women characters -- often portrayed as heroes -- seem surprisingly numerous. Even more striking is the strength of the female characterizations, given the medieval social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597522600
• ISBN13: 9781597522601
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"