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Anglo-Saxon conceptions of the natural world were to a great extent characterized by all that was alien to humanity, and, because of this, depictions of nature commonly demonstrate fear and defensiveness.¹ From literary references to the natural world, Jennifer Neville concludes that “the Anglo-Saxo...

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Published inWeaving Words and Binding Bodies pp. 95 - 119
Main Author Cavell, Megan
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto University of Toronto Press 07.04.2016
Subjects
Arts
Atmospheric sciences
Bodies of water
Correctional institutions
Correctional system
Criminal justice
Criminal law
Earth sciences
Environmental sciences
Environmental studies
Freezing
Frost
Geography
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Ice
Law
Literary genres
Literature
Melting
Meteorological phenomena
Meteorology
Nature
Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
Oceans
Phase transformations
Physical sciences
Physics
Poetry
Prisons
Religious poetry
Storms
Thermodynamics
Water
Weather
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Summary:Anglo-Saxon conceptions of the natural world were to a great extent characterized by all that was alien to humanity, and, because of this, depictions of nature commonly demonstrate fear and defensiveness.¹ From literary references to the natural world, Jennifer Neville concludes that “the Anglo-Saxons viewed their society both as a necessary defence for individuals and as a fragile structure always under attack, one that required a God-like founder and defender to maintain it.”² This defensiveness feeds into the Anglo-Saxon tendency to value things only in relation to what they can do for humanity (as seen in Part I’s discussion of
ISBN:9781442637221
1442637226
DOI:10.3138/9781442624894-008