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Honour, Exchange and Violence in Beowulf
Peter S. Baker
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Description for Honour, Exchange and Violence in Beowulf
Hardback.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843467
SKU
V9781843843467
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for Honour, Exchange and Violence in Beowulf
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more