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Borrowed Objects and the Art of Poetry: Spolia in Old English Verse (Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture) (Paperback)

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This study uses examinations of Exeter riddles, Old English religious verse and Beowulf to formulate the poetics of spolia - creative transformations of martial and architectural plunder serving to signal metatextual reflection.

About the Author


Denis Ferhatovic is Associate Professor of English at Connecticut College, New London

Product Details
ISBN: 9781526179142
ISBN-10: 1526179148
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: March 26th, 2024
Pages: 200
Language: English
Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture