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Heaven ahoy! Sensory perception in 'The Seafarer'

North, R; (2016) Heaven ahoy! Sensory perception in 'The Seafarer'. In: Thomson, S and Bintley, MDJ, (eds.) Sensory Perception in the Medieval World: Manuscripts, Texts, and Other Material Matters. Brepols: Turnhout, Belgium.

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Abstract

This chapter interprets The Seafarer as one of teh oldest surviving Old English poems, with a conception of mind as 'flying aim and mood-sense', that is, concretized into the flying bird-shape of a predator.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Heaven ahoy! Sensory perception in 'The Seafarer'
ISBN-13: 9782503567143
Publisher version: http://www.brepols.net/Pages/Home.aspx
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: The Seafarer, Old English poetry, Odin's ravens, Lord Horatio Nelson, Mind and soul.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of English Lang and Literature
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1471912
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