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Assess women as women, as they actually appear in the laws, in works written by women, and in canonical literature. This book contains essays that address, correct, and round out the nineteenth-century Anglo-Saxon critical tradition. It also explores the women in Old English literature.

Table of Contents
Preface; The Fates of Women; IntroductionI.The Historical Record; II.Sexuality and FolkloreIII.Language and Difference in CharacterizationIV.The "Deconstructed" Stereotype

New Readings on Women in Old English Literature

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    A Paperback / softback by Helen Damico, Alexandra Hennessey Olsen

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/04/1990
      ISBN13: 9780253205476, 978-0253205476
      ISBN10: 0253205476

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Assess women as women, as they actually appear in the laws, in works written by women, and in canonical literature. This book contains essays that address, correct, and round out the nineteenth-century Anglo-Saxon critical tradition. It also explores the women in Old English literature.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; The Fates of Women; IntroductionI.The Historical Record; II.Sexuality and FolkloreIII.Language and Difference in CharacterizationIV.The "Deconstructed" Stereotype

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