Pride and Prodigies
Author | : Andy Orchard |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0802085830 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780802085832 |
Rating | : 4/5 (832 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Pride and Prodigies by : Andy Orchard
Download or read book Pride and Prodigies written by Andy Orchard and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this series of detailed studies, Andy Orchard demonstrates the changing range of Anglo-Saxon attitudes towards the monstrous by reconsidering the monsters of Beowulf against the background of early medieval and patristic teratology and with reference to specific Anglo-Saxon texts.