Female characterisation in Old English poetry

A survey of Old English poetry suggests that greater originality is to be found in the presentation of situations involving female, rather than exclusively male, characters. This phenomenon can be related to a double background of social and literary conditions. An investigation of the social positi...

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Main Author: Klinck, Anne Lingard
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/20112