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Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre
Häftad, 2009
654 kr
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This 1998 book is a clear and accessible account of early Germanic alliterative verse which explains how such verse was treated by the Beowulf poet. There are differences of poetic style between Beowulf and the otherwise similar verse of ancient Scandinavia and continental Europe. Such distinctions …
Old English Meter and Linguistic Theory
Häftad, 2010
574 kr
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Prior to the publication of this volume in 1987, scholars interested in Old English alliterative meter discovered a number of intriguing restrictions on verse form, and their discoveries proved useful in the editing of texts and in research on the early history of the English language. It had …
Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre
Inbunden, 1998
1872 kr
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This 1998 book is a clear and accessible account of early Germanic alliterative verse which explains how such verse was treated by the Beowulf poet. There are differences of poetic style between Beowulf and the otherwise similar verse of ancient Scandinavia and continental Europe. Such distinctions …
The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry
From the Earliest Alliterative Poems to Iambic Pentameter
Inbunden, 2017
1872 kr
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In this fascinating study, Geoffrey Russom traces the evolution of the major English poetic traditions by reference to the evolution of the English language, and considers how verse forms are born, how they evolve, and why they die. Using a general theory of poetic form employing universal …
Syntax of Beowulf
Word Order, Poetic Meter, and Formulaic Technique in the Old English Verse Clause
Inbunden, 2025
860 kr
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Syntax of Beowulf
Word Order, Poetic Meter, and Formulaic Technique in the Old English Verse Clause
Häftad, 2025
567 kr
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Studies in the History of the English Language III
Managing Chaos: Strategies for Identifying Change in English
Av Christopher M. Cain, Geoffrey Russom
Inbunden, 2007
2927 kr
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The essays of this volume employ diverse strategies for conceptualizing the history of English as at once chaotic and yet amenable to circumscribed analyses that incorporate a broad view of language change. Several of the world's leading scholars of the English language contribute to the overall …
Studies in the History of the English Language III
Managing Chaos: Strategies for Identifying Change in English
Av Geoffrey Russom, Christopher M. Cain
E-bok, 2009
2966 kr
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The essays of this volume employ diverse strategies for conceptualizing the history of English as at once chaotic and yet amenable to circumscribed analyses that incorporate a broad view of language change. Several of the world''s leading scholars of the English language contribute to the overall …
