Water and fire: the myth of the flood in anglo-saxon england
Auteur :
Anlezark, Daniel
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9780719063992
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
476 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The story of Noah’s Flood is one of the Bible’s most popular stories, and other flood myths are preserved by cultures across the world. This book presents the first comprehensive study of the incorporation of the Flood myth into the literary and historical imagination of the Anglo-Saxons, ranging from the works of Bede to Beowulf. -- .