Performance in Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
- ISBN-10
- 1843846454
- ISBN-13
- 9781843846451
- Category
- Beowulf
- Pages
- 279
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-10-25
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer
- Author
- Steven J. A. Breeze
Description
An examination of the depiction and representation of performative acts in Old English texts.
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