Verse and Virtuosity : The Adaptation of Latin Rhetoric in Old English Poetry /

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With its wide-ranging discussion of texts and rhetorical figures, this book can serve as an introduction to Old English poetic composition and style. Verse and Virtuosity, will be of considerable interest to Anglo-Saxonists, linguists, and those studying rhetorical traditions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steen, Janie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2008
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
English poetry > Old English.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Poesie anglaise > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Poesie anglaise > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Influence romaine.
English poetry > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism.
English poetry > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Roman influences.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Knowledge of rhetoric in Anglo-Saxon England
  • The patterns of Latin and vernacular verse
  • The figure of The phoenix
  • A dead end? : Judgment day II
  • Through the looking-glass : Riddles 35 and 40
  • The verse and virtuosity of Cynewulf.

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