Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Introduction: defining the natural world
- 2 Defining and confining humanity
- 3 Constructing society: outside and inside, powerlessness and control
- 4 Standing outside, standing out: defining the individual
- 5 Representing God: power in and against nature
- 6 Enclosing the natural world: knowledge and writing
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Standing outside, standing out: defining the individual
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Introduction: defining the natural world
- 2 Defining and confining humanity
- 3 Constructing society: outside and inside, powerlessness and control
- 4 Standing outside, standing out: defining the individual
- 5 Representing God: power in and against nature
- 6 Enclosing the natural world: knowledge and writing
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry , pp. 89 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1999