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According to the prevailing theory, "America was not only the inheritor of the Anglo-Saxon past but the truest fulfillment of its historical destiny" (88). [...]Forni argues that-regardless of one's individual opinion of it-Zemeckis's film deserves to join the shelves of countles...

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Published in:Old English newsletter 2013-01, Vol.44 (1/2), p.7
Main Author: Johnson, Richard F
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:According to the prevailing theory, "America was not only the inheritor of the Anglo-Saxon past but the truest fulfillment of its historical destiny" (88). [...]Forni argues that-regardless of one's individual opinion of it-Zemeckis's film deserves to join the shelves of countless other "translations" of the epic. According to Kightley, each of these literary figures produced both scholarly work on Old English literature and language and popular fiction consisting of representations of "Englishness." [...]this glimpse into the Saxon Pagan way of life is instructive and informative, if not necessarily applicable to the classroom.
ISSN:0030-1973