Introduction: conceptualizing the life course in early medieval England
This introduction poses a sequence of initial questions regarding the status of the life course in this period. How far do contemporary definitions of the life course respond to contextual demands? What is the interplay between the delineation of life stages and other elements of identity formation?...
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| description | This introduction poses a sequence of initial questions regarding the status of the life course in this period. How far do contemporary definitions of the life course respond to contextual demands? What is the interplay between the delineation of life stages and other elements of identity formation? What is the role played by intergenerational dynamics? Tackling such questions requires sensitivity to the nuances of generic context, linguistic distinctions, and historical contingency; it is only then that more sweeping conclusions about the contours of the early medieval English life course can be reached. The perceived shape of the life course can ultimately be found to reflect and inform countless contemporary issues of religion, law, medicine and literary expression. These dynamics come into focus with a new intensity when the life course is approached holistically, when life stages are considered against one another, and when diverse sources are placed adjacently, offering sometimes synchronous, sometimes jostling, views on their theme. This introduction thus ultimately contests that the cultural dimensions of the life course in this period, often striking in their diversity, together offer a promising new field of research. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e25f1d7d-415d-41a9-affa-ff9764c5bf4d2022-03-27T10:00:35ZIntroduction: conceptualizing the life course in early medieval EnglandBook sectionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843uuid:e25f1d7d-415d-41a9-affa-ff9764c5bf4dEnglishSymplectic ElementsBrill2021Porck, TSoper, HPorck, TSoper, HThis introduction poses a sequence of initial questions regarding the status of the life course in this period. How far do contemporary definitions of the life course respond to contextual demands? What is the interplay between the delineation of life stages and other elements of identity formation? What is the role played by intergenerational dynamics? Tackling such questions requires sensitivity to the nuances of generic context, linguistic distinctions, and historical contingency; it is only then that more sweeping conclusions about the contours of the early medieval English life course can be reached. The perceived shape of the life course can ultimately be found to reflect and inform countless contemporary issues of religion, law, medicine and literary expression. These dynamics come into focus with a new intensity when the life course is approached holistically, when life stages are considered against one another, and when diverse sources are placed adjacently, offering sometimes synchronous, sometimes jostling, views on their theme. This introduction thus ultimately contests that the cultural dimensions of the life course in this period, often striking in their diversity, together offer a promising new field of research. |
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