Publisher's Synopsis
This collection of essays examines the motifs of darkness, depression, and descent in both literal and figurative manifestations within a variety of Anglo-Saxon texts, including the Old English Consolation of Philosophy, Beowulf, Life of Saint Guthlac, the Junius manuscript, the Wonders of the East, and the Battle of Maldon. It investigates the intersection between notions of darkness and the burgeoning interest in representations of the mind and of emotion within Anglo-Saxon literature.
