Caie |
This
book is highly recommendable for anyone who is interested in the what and
why of doom and glory in Anglo-Saxon Literature. Beginning with an etymological
and semantic study of Dom, Caie goes on to bring the results of this
study into a more literary context - by juxtaposing the concepts of Dom
as 'fame' and 'glory'. This juxtaposition is continued in the comparison
of pagan Germanic (Icelandic) and Christian apocalyptic views. While fame
remains the only way to secure a kind of immortality for the pagan, Christianity
offers eternal glory for the faithful soul. A closer examination of the
three main Judgement Day poems (Judgement
Day I + II
and Christ
III) follows. |
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DiNapoli |
This
very helpful book contains, next to an extensive index of theme and image,
an index of major names, of major place names, and a checklist of primary
topics and occasions. If a homily is not listed under the theme you are
investigating, it has nothing whatsoever to say to the topic. |
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Keenan |
This
dissertation concentrates on the discussion of apocalyptic types and the
structure of Old English poetry. The poems discussed include Judgement
Day I + II,
The Descent Into Hell, Soul
and Body I + II, Bede's
Death Song, An Exhortation to Christian Living, Christ
III, Daniel, The Ruin, Beowulf, Christ and Satan, Exodus, The
Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, The
Seafarer, The
Phoenix, Guthlac, Andreas and Solomon and Saturn. |
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Risden |
A
very thorough book on Beowulf and the Apocalypse.
Edward Risden gives a short introduction to Apocalypses and Apocalypticism,
both general and concerning Old English literature, zooming in on Beowulf,
before discussing the relation of Beowulf to pagan and Christian apocalypse
and to personal (visionary) as well as societal and cosmological (historical)
apocalypses. |
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