This engaging study explores how early medieval writers reflected on the nature of education and the acquisition of wisdom. By studying representations of teaching and learning in five early English texts, Irina Dumitrescu sheds light on the underappreciated emotional and cognitive complexities of Anglo- Saxon instruction.
Exploring the intersection of art and crisis, this collection features diverse voices from literary scholars, anthropologists, and poets. Through essays, poetry, and interviews, contributors reflect on how creativity endures amidst political turmoil. Themes include the role of art as resistance, the relationship between creators and their crises, and the significance of artistic expression in extreme circumstances. Covering a wide geographic spectrum, from the U.S. to Bosnia and the Congo, the work challenges conventional notions of the arts in times of distress.