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&1squo;The eyes of the beholders were dazzled’: treasure and artifice in Encomium Emmae Reginae
Author(s) -
Tyler Elizabeth M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
early medieval europe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1468-0254
pISSN - 0963-9462
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0254.00046
Subject(s) - treasure , vernacular , symbol (formal) , art , representation (politics) , art history , literature , history , classics , philosophy , archaeology , linguistics , law , political science , politics
This article examines the fantastic display of treasure recounted in the Encomium Emmae Reginae. Particular attention is given to the literary traditions and sensibilites, both Latin and the vernacular, which govern the Encomiast's representation of treasure. Treasure emerges as a complex, changing and powerful symbol in eleventh‐century Anglo‐Danish England.