Ellen Biþ selast – “Courage is the best thing”
Exile and displacement in Old English poetry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12943004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonie Viljoen (University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 5-16 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scrutiny2 (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1812-5441 • E-ISSN: 1753-5409 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/18125441.2010.537094 |
| OpenAlex | W1545388341 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Themes such as war, exile, diaspora, dislocation, marginalization, alienation and identity are among the foremost topics of critical investigation in contemporary literature, as are the strategies of resistance and survival the displaced employ to invent a space of their own, an alternative or new identity. Could medieval studies benefit from such present-day enquiries? Can we bridge the divide between contemporary exilic experience and the Anglo-Saxon world of Old English poetry? This article explores ways in which Homi Bhabha's “third space,” Edward Said's “exilic consciousness,” and Victor Turner's “liminal space” could illuminate and scaffold some medieval works for contemporary readers. Recent findings by modern disciplines such as anthropology, trauma psychology and forensic archaeology regarding the trauma of violence, displacement and exile could also add new insights. In view of such perspectives, the ar ticle examines in par ticular how displaced individuals such as the Wanderer persona act positively, creatively and courageously to create a new, more complex identity
Aesthetics · Alienation · Art · Courage · Diaspora · Humanities · Identity (music · Identity formation · Liminality · Linguistics · Literature · Persona · Poetry · Postcolonialism (international relations · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Sociology · Subversion · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Irish and British Studies · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |