The wisdom of Exeter : Anglo-Saxon studies in honor of Patrick W. Conner

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. The Conners of Exeter, 1070-1150 -- 2. Winchester Revisited: Æthelwold, Lucifer, and the Place of Origin of MS Junius 11 -- 3. Metrical Footprints and Pat Conner's Exeter Booklets -- 4. The Early Modern Afterlife of Exeter's Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts -- 5. The Divisions of the Ruthwell Cross -- 6. Lagustreamas: The Changing Waters Surrounding J. R. R. Tolkien and The Battle of Maldon -- 7. The Curse of Sleep in Anglo-Saxon England -- 8. Andreas's Blooming Blood -- 9. Guthlac as Potential Brigand: Guthlac A lines 114-40 -- 10. Performance and Audience in the Exeter Book Riddles -- Publications of Patrick W. Conner -- Index "This interdisciplinary volume collects original essays in literary criticism and literary theory, philology, codicology, metrics, and art history. Composed by prominent scholars in Anglo-Saxon studies, these essays honor the depth and breadth of Patrick W. Conner's influence in our discipline. As a scholar, teacher, editor, administrator and innovator, Pat has contributed to Anglo-Saxon studies for four decades. It is hard to say which of his legacies is most profound."--Publisher's website