Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon /

This book traces the development of hypermetric verse in Old English and compares it to the cognate traditions of Old Norse and Old Saxon. The study illustrates the inherent flexibility of the hypermetric line and shows how poets were able to manipulate this flexibility in different contexts for dif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hartman, Megan E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kalamazoo : Medieval Institute Publications, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgement
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Conservative Old English Hypermetrics: A Basis for Analysis
  • Chapter 2: Old English Wisdom Poetry: The Influence of Formulaic Diction
  • Chapter 3: Old Norse Ljóaháttr and Málaháttr: Dividing Hypermetrics
  • Chapter 4: The Old Saxon Heliand: Working through Ambiguity
  • Chapter 5: Late Old English Hypermetrics: Linguistic Change and Stylistic Adaptation in the Old English Judith
  • Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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