Emotional Communities in Ælfric’s Maccabees

The present article studies Ælfric of Eynsham’s homily based on the biblical books of Maccabees. It uses Barbara H. Rosenwein’s concept of an “emotional community” to elucidate Ælfric’s treatment of anger and violence in the process of adapting the biblical source in his Old English homily. His p...

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Main Author: Jacek Olesiejko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of English Studies 2018-09-01
Series:Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies
Online Access:http://www.anglica.ia.uw.edu.pl/images/pdf/27-1-articles/Anglica-27-1-1-Olesiejko.pdf
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