IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1301: Regulating Society in Anglo-Saxon England
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Department of English, University of Sydney |
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Organiser: | Anna Wallace, Department of English, University of Sydney |
Moderator/Chair: | Louise D'Arcens, Department of English, University of Wollongong, New South Wales |
Paper 1301-a | Shame as a Social Sanction in Anglo-Saxon England (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Language and Literature - Old English, Religious Life |
Paper 1301-b | Ignorant Clerics and Learned Monks: Byrhtferth of Ramsey's Schoolroom (Language: English) Index terms: Education, Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Latin, Religious Life |
Paper 1301-c | Social Regulation in Andreas (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Mentalities |
Abstract | Anglo-Saxon literature, particularly religious texts, can be seen to offer prescriptive modes of activity. This session will explore the construction and enforcement of social rules in Anglo-Saxon literature and culture with a particular focus on the church's relationship with the wider community. Texts to be examined include Old English poetry and homilies, the vernacular Pastoral Care, and the Old English and Latin textbook Byrhtferth's Enchiridion. Issues under consideration include shame as a social force, the politics of education, religious obedience and obligation, and the use of literary characters to regulate behaviour. |