Faraway, So Close: Liminal Thinking and the Use of Geography in Old English Orosius
Faraway, So Close: Liminal Thinking and the Use of Geography in Old English Orosius
Author(s): Mateusz FafinskiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Language studies, Geography, Regional studies, Middle Ages, Nationalism Studies, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Early Middle Ages; narratology; Old English; periphery; universal history;
Summary/Abstract: This article investigates the role of the periphery in the Old English Orosius with a particular focus on the use of geography as a device for writing history in the Early Middle Ages. By analyzing the sources and curatorial practices employed in the adaptation of the text, the crucial role of its liminal character is stressed, as well as the composite nature of its authorship. Finally, the excursus on the voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan is shown as a practical employment of the analyzed practices.
Journal: Studia Warmińskie
- Issue Year: 56/2019
- Issue No: 56
- Page Range: 423-437
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English