1st Edition
Outlawry, Liminality, and Sanctity in the Literature of the Early Medieval North Atlantic
By Jeremy DeAngelo
Copyright 2019
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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In reality, medieval outlaws were dangerous, desperate individuals. In the fiction of the Middle Ages, however, the possibilities afforded by their position on societies' margins granted them the ability to fill a number of transitory, transgressive roles: young adventurer, freedom fighter, and even saint. Outlawry, Liminality, and Sanctity in the Literature of the Early Medieval North Atlantic... Read more
Acknowledgements, Introduction, Chapter 1: Outlawry and Liminality in the North Atlantic, Chapter 2: Imitating Exile in Early Medieval Ireland, Chapter 3: Lessons of Conduct in Anglo-Saxon England, Chapter 4: The Transgressive Hero, Chapter 5: Cultural Exchange in the Far North, Chapter 6: Transgression in Transition after the Norman Conquest, Bibliography
Biography
Since receiving his PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Connecticut, Jeremy DeAngelo has held positions at Rutgers University’s Center for Cultural Analysis and at Carleton College. His published works include pieces in Scandinavian Studies, Anglo-Saxon England, and Peritia.
