Traduction et Langues
Volume 17, Numéro 1, Pages 17-23
2018-08-31
Anxiety In The Old Germanic Life: A Review Of Anglo-saxon Heroic Literature
Authors : Bessedik Fatima .
Abstract
This essay tends to discuss anxiety as a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture. It considers three Old English poems: The Battle of Maldon, The Battle of Brunanburh, and Juliana. Using textual analyses and psychoanalytic theory, the study argues that Anglo-Saxon culture is inherently savage. The analyses demonstrate how Anglo-Saxon ethics idealize tragic heroism and glorify battle. Finally, the study delves on the image of the monster as a metaphor of the Old Germanic unconscious. By reading the image of the demon in Cynewulf’s Juliana, the study considers the appearance of the devil as a reflection of the Anglo-Saxon obsession with fear. I argue that the poem, by representing the Devil, ultimately denounces the Anglo-Saxon warrior ethics.
Keywords
Old English Literature; Anglo-Saxon warrior ethics; psychoanalysis; The Battle of Maldon; The Battle of Brunanburh; Juliana
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