From Youth to Age Through Old English Poetry (With Old Norse Parallels)
It has been argued that the most pre-eminent age of man among the Anglo-Saxons was senectus. This view is based on the fact that many contemporary texts emphasize the wisdom associated with age while ignoring the physical deterioration that it involves. This article examines the representation of th...
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| description | It has been argued that the most pre-eminent age of man among the Anglo-Saxons was senectus. This view is based on the fact that many contemporary texts emphasize
the wisdom associated with age while ignoring the physical deterioration that it involves. This article examines the representation of this problem in Old English poetry, and
incorporates Old Norse literature to supplement the limited evidence of the former. First, I assess the importance that the Anglo-Saxons granted to wisdom, and then
analyze the two paths that youths could follow to become wise: the association with a sage man, and the experience of the world. My analysis produces a very specific
result: from the written evidence of Old English it can be concluded that the Anglo-Saxons regarded the intermediate stage between youth and age as the perfecta aetas. In
this age a sufficient degree of intellectual maturity has been achieved, while the symptoms of decrepitude and senility are not yet manifest. |
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incorporates Old Norse literature to supplement the limited evidence of the former. First, I assess the importance that the Anglo-Saxons granted to wisdom, and then
analyze the two paths that youths could follow to become wise: the association with a sage man, and the experience of the world. My analysis produces a very specific
result: from the written evidence of Old English it can be concluded that the Anglo-Saxons regarded the intermediate stage between youth and age as the perfecta aetas. In
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| spelling | dialnet-ART00000077122026-10-06From Youth to Age Through Old English Poetry (With Old Norse Parallels)Sánchez Martí, JordiAgewisdomOld EnglishOld NorseAnglo-SaxonsIt has been argued that the most pre-eminent age of man among the Anglo-Saxons was senectus. This view is based on the fact that many contemporary texts emphasize the wisdom associated with age while ignoring the physical deterioration that it involves. This article examines the representation of this problem in Old English poetry, and incorporates Old Norse literature to supplement the limited evidence of the former. First, I assess the importance that the Anglo-Saxons granted to wisdom, and then analyze the two paths that youths could follow to become wise: the association with a sage man, and the experience of the world. My analysis produces a very specific result: from the written evidence of Old English it can be concluded that the Anglo-Saxons regarded the intermediate stage between youth and age as the perfecta aetas. In this age a sufficient degree of intellectual maturity has been achieved, while the symptoms of decrepitude and senility are not yet manifest.Universidad de Zaragoza: Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Alemana2001text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=253873(Revista) ISSN 1137-6368(Revista) ISSN 2386-4834Miscelánea: A journal of english and american studies, ISSN 2386-4834, Nº 23, 2001 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Language and Lingüistics), pags. 111-128spaLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI |
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| title | From Youth to Age Through Old English Poetry (With Old Norse Parallels) |
| title_full | From Youth to Age Through Old English Poetry (With Old Norse Parallels) |
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| title_sort | from youth to age through old english poetry with old norse parallels |
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