{"product_id":"old-age-in-early-medieval-england-a-cultural-history-paperback","title":"Old Age in Early Medieval England: A Cultural History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThijs Porck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst full-length study of the notion and concept of old age in early medieval England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did Anglo-Saxons reflect on the experience of growing old? Was it really a golden age for the elderly, as has been suggested? This first full survey of the Anglo-Saxon cultural conceptualisation of old age, as manifested and reflected in the texts and artwork of the inhabitants of early medieval England, presents a more nuanced and complicated picture. The author argues that although senescence was associated with the potential for wisdom and pious living, the Anglo-Saxons also anticipated various social, psychological and physical repercussions of growing old. Their attitude towards elderly men and women - whether they were saints, warriors or kings - was equally ambivalent.\u003cbr\u003e Multidisciplinary in approach, this book makes use of a wide variety of sources, ranging from the visual arts to hagiography, homiletic literature and heroic poetry. Individual chapters deal with early medieval definitions ofthe life cycle; the merits and drawbacks of old age as represented in Anglo-Saxon homilies and wisdom poetry; the hagiographic topos of elderly saints; the portrayal of grey-haired warriors in heroic literature; Beowulf asa mirror for elderly kings; and the cultural roles attributed to old women.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785998369056,"sku":"9781783276349","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8abe3c187f5b79f002ce6cf8cd6fd51b.webp?v=1780625448","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/old-age-in-early-medieval-england-a-cultural-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}