 | Traditional Subjectivities: The Old English Poetics of Mentality Subjects: English poetry -- Old English ca. 450–1100 -- History and criticism; Folk poetry English (Old) -- History and criticism; Oral tradition -- England -- History -- To 1500; Subjectivity in literature; Emotions in literature; Characters in literature; Mize synthesizes two previously disconnected bodies of theory to advance our understanding of how traditional phraseology makes meaning, as well as illuminate the political and social dimensions of surviving texts, through attention to Old English poets' impulse to explore subjective perspectives. Mize Britt : Britt Mize is an associate professor in the Department of English at Texas A&M University. |
