IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 101: Getting Knotted: Worm-Looped and Interlaced in Anglo-Saxon Art and Literature
Monday 13 July 2009, 11.15-12.45
| Organiser: | Catherine E. Karkov, School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies, University of Leeds |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Ian N. Wood, School of History, University of Leeds |
| Paper 101-a | Fragments of History: Footnote One - Interlace (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Sculpture, Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Social History |
| Paper 101-b | Knots and the Monument (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Sculpture, Historiography - Modern Scholarship |
| Paper 101-c | The Visual in the Verbal: Laces and Riddles (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Old English |
| Abstract | Knots and interlace are two of the most popular motifs in Anglo-Saxon art, though the study of their form use and meaning has never been given the critical treatment it merits. Similarly, 'knot' and 'interlace' are terms often applied to the structure and meaning of Anglo-Saxon poetry, though their treatment is generally only of a literal nature. The purpose of this session is to take a fresh look at the constructions, classifications, uses, and meanings of knots and interlace in Anglo-Saxon sculpture and literature. What work do they actually do literally, historically, and theoretically? |