ENGLISH

The Role of the Poet in Early Societies

By Charles W. Dunn , Morton W. Bloomfield

Book information

Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Year
1992
ISBN
0859913473, 9780859913478, 9780585177588
Open Library ID
OL8304849M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
402 kB (411739 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This study draws on a wide range of texts — early Irish, pre-modern Scottish Gaelic, early Welsh, Early Norse, Old English —to illustrate the role of the poet as a tool of power, as seer, and as ceremonial figure.

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