Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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953917
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Doc. No
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b708287
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Main Entry
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Magennis, Hugh.
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Title & Author
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Images of community in old English poetry /\ Hugh Magennis.
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Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1996.
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Series Statement
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Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ;; 18
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Page. NO
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ix, 212 pages ;; 23 cm.
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ISBN
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0521495660
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: 9780521495660
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Intro: ideas of community and an Anglo-Saxon audience/readership -- Hall and city, feasting and drinking: images of communal life -- Hall and feasting in Beowulf -- Hall and feasting: transformations and alternative perspectives -- Personal in conflict with communal -- The mythic landscape of Beowulf: sea, stronghold and wilderness -- The dwelling-places of God's people: place and setting in biblical poetry -- Places of trial and triumph in hagiographical poetry -- Conclusion: community and power in later poetic and other texts.
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Subject
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Beowulf
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Christian poetry, English (Old)-- History and criticism.
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Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
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Community life in literature.
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English poetry-- Old English, ca. 450-1100-- History and criticism.
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Epic poetry, English (Old)-- History and criticism.
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Germanic peoples in literature.
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Literature and society-- England-- History-- To 1500.
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Social history-- Medieval, 500-1500.
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Altenglisch
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Christian poetry, English (Old)
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Christian poetry, English (Old)-- History and criticism.
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Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
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Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
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Community life in literature.
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Community life in literature.
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English poetry-- Old English.
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English poetry-- Old English, 450-1100-- History and criticism.
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Epic poetry, English (Old)
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Epic poetry, English (Old)-- History and criticism.
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Epos
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Gemeinschaft
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Gemeinschaft
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Germanic peoples in literature.
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Germanic peoples in literature.
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Geschichte
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Individuum
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Subject
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Individuum
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Literature and society-- Great Britain-- History.
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Subject
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Literature and society.
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Lyrik
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Social history-- Medieval.
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Versdichtung
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Epos.
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Gedichten.
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Individu en samenleving.
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Subject
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Oudengels.
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Subject
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Publiek.
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Subject
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Beowulf.
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Beowulf
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Beowulf.
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Beowulf.
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Subject
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Altenglisch.
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Subject
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England.
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Dewey Classification
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829/.1
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LC Classification
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PR203.M24 1996
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NLM classification
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18.05bcl
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HH 1187rvk
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HH 1229rvk
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