Overview
Essays demonstrating how the careful study of individual words can shed immense light on texts more broadly. Dedicated to honoring the remarkable achievements of Dr Antonette di Paolo Healey, the architect and lexicographer of the Old English Concordance, the Dictionary of Old English Web Corpus, and the Dictionary of Old English, the essays in this volume reflect firsthand the research made possible by Dr. Healey's landmark contributions to her field. Each chapter highlights how the careful consideration and study of words can lead to greater insights, from an understanding of early medieval English concepts of time and identity, to reconceptualizations of canonical Old English poems, reappraisals of early medieval English authors and their works, greater understanding of the semantic fields of Old English words and manuscript traditions, and the solving of lexical puzzles. MAREN CLEGG HYER is Professor of English at Valdosta State University; HARUKO MOMMA is Professor of English at NewYork University; SAMANTHA ZACHER is Professor of English and Medieval Studies at Cornell University. Contributors: Brianna Daigneault, Damian Fleming, Roberta Frank, Robert Getz, Joyce Hill, Joan Holland, Maren Clegg Hyer, Christopher A. Jones, R.M. Liuzza, Haruko Momma, Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe, Andy Orchard, Stephen Pelle, Christine Rauer, Terri Sanderson, Donald Scragg, Paul Szarmach, M. J. Toswell, Audrey Walton, Samantha Zacher.
Full Product Details
Author: Maren Clegg Hyer (Contributor) ,
Haruko Momma (Author) ,
Samantha Zacher (Author) ,
Andy Orchard (Person)
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: D.S. Brewer
Volume: v. 40
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.576kg
ISBN: 9781843845614
ISBN 10: 184384561
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 18 July 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
There is something for everyone here, and much to enjoy. [...] in the quality of the work and warmth of the accolades, the book is a fitting tribute to a scholar who has changed the landscape of Old English studies to the benefit of us all. -- TOEBI Newsletter
Author Information
MAREN CLEGG HYER teaches at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. She specializes in researching textiles and other elements of material culture in the literary imagery of early medieval England. M.J. TOSWELL is a Professor at theUniversity of Western Ontario. MAREN CLEGG HYER teaches at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. She specializes in researching textiles and other elements of material culture in the literary imagery of early medieval England.
