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Inhabited spaces : Anglo-Saxon constructions of place

Discenza, Nicole Guenther, 1969- author

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\"We tend to think of early medieval people as unsophisticated about geography because their understandings of space and place often differed from ours, yet theirs were no less complex. Anglo-Saxons conceived of themselves as living at the centre of a cosmos that combined order and plenitude, two principles in a constant state of tension. In Inhabited Spaces, Nicole Guenther Discenza examines a variety of Anglo-Latin and Old English texts to shed light on Anglo-Saxon understandings of space. Anglo-Saxon models of the universe featured a spherical earth at the centre of a spherical universe ordered by God. They sought to shape the universe into knowable places, from where the earth stood in the cosmos, to the kingdoms of different peoples, and to the intimacy of the hall. Discenza argues that Anglo-Saxon works both construct orderly place and illuminate the limits of human spatial control.\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Subject: To 1500 / Geographical perception England History To 1500. / Sacred space England History To 1500. / Space perception England History To 1500. / Human geography England History To 1500. / English literature Old English, ca. 450-1100 History and criticism. / Latin literature, Medieval and modern England History and criticism. / Geographical perception in literature. / Geography in literature. / Space perception in literature. / Perception géographique Angleterre Histoire 500-1500 (Moyen Âge) / Lieux sacrés Angleterre Histoire 500-1500 (Moyen Âge) / Perception spatiale Angleterre Histoire 500-1500 (Moyen Âge) / Géographie humaine Angleterre Histoire Jusqu'à 1500. / Littérature anglaise ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) Histoire et critique. / Littérature latine médiévale et moderne Angleterre Histoire et critique. / Perception géographique dans la littérature. / Géographie dans la littérature. / Perception spatiale dans la littérature. / Civilization. / English literature Old English. / Geographical perception. / Human geography. / Latin literature, Medieval and modern. / Sacred space. / Space perception. / England Civilization To 1500. / Angleterre Civilisation Jusqu'à 1500. / England.
• ISBN: 9781487500658, 1487500653

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