The Aesthetics of Nostalgia: Historical Representation in Old English Verse

Renee R. Trilling

Published by University of Toronto Press 2009

The Aesthetics of Nostalgia

Historical Representation in Old English Verse

Renee R. Trilling

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442697935

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About this book

Aesthetics of Nostalgia reads Anglo-Saxon historical verse in terms of how its aesthetic form interacted with the culture and politics of the period.

Author / Editor information

Trilling Renee R. :

Renée R. Trilling is an assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois.

Reviews

Roy M. Liuzza:

‘Elegantly written and unwaveringly intelligent, Trilling’s work recognizes the way we think about Anglo-Saxon literature and culture…It sets the terms and establishes the terrain of a discussion that will certainly be productive for many years to come.’

Helen Appleton:
'In this well researched book Trilling aims to explore the artistic impetus behind the representation of the past in Old English verse by assembling aesthetic record and demonstrating the use of nostalgia as a tool in Anglo-Saxon historical texts...The book is thought provoking, up-to-date and extensively referenced.'

James W. Earl:
'Trilling has absorbed most of the recent scholarship on a wide range of literary, cultural, and theoretical topics and woven it into a synthesis so gracious that her highly original thinking is often indistinguishable from wide study. It provided a week of highly stimulating reading that will change how I read Old English poetry.'

E.G. Stanley, Notes and Queries: vol58:01:11:
‘Trilling writes well and what she writes is highly intelligent. That makes her book not only worth reading, but worth debating and arguing with … Trilling’s deeply felt book always teaches the reader to think afresh about an ancient literature.’

Andrew Scheil, Review of English Studies: vol 62:254:2011:
‘The Aesthetics of Nostalgia is first rate, erudite criticism that will push the field of Anglo-Saxon literary studies in exciting new directions.’

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: The Form of History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Art and History in Old English Heroic Poetry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
2. In Principio: Origins of the Present in Anglo-Saxon Biblical Verse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
3. Verse Memorials and the Viking Conflict Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
4. Poetic Memory: The Canonical Verse of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
5. Transitional Verse in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Changing the Shape of History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Conclusion: The Past in the Present Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
TORONTO ANGLO-SAXON SERIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 352

eBook

Published: December 31, 2009
ISBN: 9781442697935