Supernatural Speakers in Old English Verse: Poetic and Spiritual Power in Early Medieval Society

Matthew D. Coker

Published by ARC Humanities Press 2023

Supernatural Speakers in Old English Verse

Poetic and Spiritual Power in Early Medieval Society

Matthew D. Coker

In the series Medieval Media Cultures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781802700497

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About this book

The first extended study of supernatural discourse in Old English poetry, Supernatural Speakers in Old English Verse fills a conspicuous gap in the scholarship of early medieval literature. Drawing insights from various disciplines, including critical discourse analysis, social psychology, and oral poetry studies, Supernatural Speakers demonstrates how and why three poets—the poets of Genesis A, Christ C, and Guthlac A—marshalled their distinction as experts of the Old English poetic medium to perform the power of supernatural speech by means of masterful poetics. By offering new analytical paths through these early medieval poems, Supernatural Speakers elucidates the importance of poetics as a critical window on the social and religious functions of verbal art in early medieval England.

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Matthew D. Coker is Visiting Instructor of English at the University of North Florida. He received his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and specializes in the intersections of identity, style, and culture in medieval literature.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	iv
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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Poetic Power and Supernatural Speech in Numbers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 2. The Works of the Word in Genesis A Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Chapter 3. Sounds of the Last Judgment in Christ C Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Chapter 4. Speaking with Authority in Guthlac A Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
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Language: English
Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 191
Illustrations
- Tables: 5
Keywords: medieval poetics; literary voice; Old English poetry; Anglo-Latin poetry; early medieval theology

eBook

Published: October 31, 2023
ISBN: 9781802700497