Title: Tradition and influence in Anglo-Saxon literature
Description: "Connecting the theory of tradition with the phenomenon of influence, Michael D. C. Drout moves beyond current theories and extends his own work from How Tradition Works. This forward-looking study introduces a new methodology--lexomics, the use of computer-aided statistical analysis to identify influence--and integrates research from cognitive psychology and evolutionary biology with traditional, philological approaches to literature, specifically Anglo-Saxon poems of the Exeter Book. An example of hard interdisciplinarity, Tradition and Influence in Anglo-Saxon Literature contributes to Anglo-Saxon studies, oral traditional theory, evolutionary epistemology and cultural theory"--
Subjects: English literature, History and criticism, Theory, English language, Texts, Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature, Civilization, Medieval, in literature, Civilization, Memetics, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Exeter book, English literature, history and criticism, old english, ca. 450-1100, Great britain, civilization, English language, old english, ca. 450-1100, texts, LITERARY CRITICISM, Medieval
Places: England
Time periods: Old English, ca. 450-1100, To 1066