Anxiety in the old germanic life: a review of anglo-saxon heroic literature
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2018), pp.19-28, 10 p.
Publisher
University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmad
Publication Date
2018-06-30
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
This essay tends to discuss anxiety as a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture.
It considers three Old English poems: The Battle of Maldon, The Battle of Brunanburh, and Juliana.
Using textual analyses and psychoanalytic theory, the study argues that Anglo-Saxon culture is inherently savage.
The analyses demonstrate how Anglo-Saxon ethics idealize tragic heroism and glorify battle.
Finally, the study delves on the image of the monster as a metaphor of the Old Germanic unconscious.
By reading the image of the demon in Cynewulf’s Juliana, the study considers the appearance of the devil as a reflection of the Anglo-Saxon obsession with fear.
I argue that the poem, by representing the Devil, ultimately denounces the Anglo-Saxon warrior ethics
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bessedik, Fatimah al-Zahra. 2018. Anxiety in the old germanic life: a review of anglo-saxon heroic literature. Traduction et Langues،Vol. 17, no. 1, pp.19-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-940085
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bessedik, Fatimah al-Zahra. Anxiety in the old germanic life: a review of anglo-saxon heroic literature. Traduction et Langues Vol. 17, no. 1 (2018), pp.19-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-940085
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bessedik, Fatimah al-Zahra. Anxiety in the old germanic life: a review of anglo-saxon heroic literature. Traduction et Langues. 2018. Vol. 17, no. 1, pp.19-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-940085
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-940085