Corporeal Anxiety in Soul and Body II.
The article examines the aspects of corporeal anxiety implied in the presentation of "Soul and Body II," an Old English poem that depicts the extensive use of bodily imagery. It states that bodily imagery called gruesome is seen as images which serve essentially as a scare tactic intended to inspire...
| Publicado en: | Philological Quarterly Vol. 87; no. 1/2; pp. 33 - 51 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Department of English, University of Iowa
Winter/Spring2008
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| Sumario: | The article examines the aspects of corporeal anxiety implied in the presentation of "Soul and Body II," an Old English poem that depicts the extensive use of bodily imagery. It states that bodily imagery called gruesome is seen as images which serve essentially as a scare tactic intended to inspire readers to consider the implications of their earthly actions. According to author Allen Frantzen, living body must serve as the place of intense physical suffering for the soul to gain access to heaven. The article also explains that the poem's description of decay is seen as an example of the medical metaphor. |
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