ENG 3323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Romanz, Lanval, Alternate History
13 Sep 2016
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Story was written by a bishop otto then given to monks and translated. Passio: a form of saint"s life, organized as passio" (suffering) followed by miracles. Historiography: edmund is not only a saint, but a king of east anglia, and this the narrative has very close ties to narrative historiography of the. Nb, intro: this story offered a puzzling by powerful alternative to the political realities of the day . Contrast with beowulf strong, companionship, brave, physical. This story offers a different narrative that historiography cannot offer. Crisis stage characterization: vikings arrive and attack kingdom, king"s body is attacked and mutilated. King as a body symbolic of what is happening to the nation. Body is whole, church is built around it, everything is reassembled. God intervenes the thieves trying to steal the church. He wants the wholeness of the kingdom, etc. Events that go against the custom of history. Home crisis quest/transformation return home.
