Tradition and influence in Anglo-Saxon literature

Description:

"Connecting the theory of tradition with the phenomenon of influence, Michael D. C. Drout moves beyond current theories and extends his own work from How Tradition Works. This forward-looking study introduces a new methodology--lexomics, the use of computer-aided statistical analysis to identify influence--and integrates research from cognitive psychology and evolutionary biology with traditional, philological approaches to literature, specifically Anglo-Saxon poems of the Exeter Book. An example of hard interdisciplinarity, Tradition and Influence in Anglo-Saxon Literature contributes to Anglo-Saxon studies, oral traditional theory, evolutionary epistemology and cultural theory"--

subjects: English literature,  History and criticism,  Theory,  English language,  Texts,  Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature,  Civilization, Medieval, in literature,  Civilization,  Memetics,  LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval,  Exeter book,  English literature, history and criticism, old english, ca. 450-1100,  Great britain, civilization,  English language, old english, ca. 450-1100, texts,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  Medieval

Places: England

Times: Old English, ca. 450-1100,  To 1066