Tradition and Influence in Anglo-Saxon Literature An Evolutionary, Cognitivist Approach
, by Drout, Michael D. C. D.C.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781137325808 | 1137325801
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/18/2013
Connecting the theory of tradition with the phenomenon of influence, Michael 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 the Anglo-Saxon poems of second codicological booklet of the Exeter Book. An example of hard interdisciplinarity, Tradition and Influence contributes to Anglo-Saxon studies, oral tradition, evolutionary epistemology, and cultural theory.