Title: A life both public and private : expressions of individuality in Old English poetry /
Authors: LaPadula, Brent R., 1980-
Year: 2019
Subjects: English poetry History and criticism; Self (Philosophy) in literature.; Difference (Philosophy) in literature.; Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.; Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.; Difference (Philosophy) in literature.; English poetry Old English; Self (Philosophy) in literature.; 18.05 English literature.
Abstract: "The author argues that a singular, Anglo-Saxon sense of self may be found by analyzing their surviving verse. The concept of the individual, with an identity outside of her community, is clearly evident during this period. The view that the individual as we understand it did not really exist until the Renaissance does not stand up to scrutiny"--