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A Comparative Study of Old English Metre.

After analysing the dominant pattterns of the earliest accentual verse, he turns to Old English metre, and looks closely at the typical length of the halflines, the phenomenon of clashing stress, and the nature of light lines.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whitman, Frank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Earliest Accentual Verse
  • 2 German Accentual Verse
  • 3 Old English: Stressed or Unstressed Initials?
  • 4 Light Lines
  • 5 Clashing Stress
  • 6 Towards a New Paradigm
  • APPENDIX: Sample Scansions
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W.