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  1. Poetic style and innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon
    Published: [2020]; © 2020
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin ; Boston ; Medieval Institute Publications, Kalamazoo

    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... more

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    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 different practical and rhetorical purposes. This mode of analysis is therefore able to show what degree of control the poets had over the traditional alliterative line, what effects they were able to produce with various stylistic choices, and how attention to poetic style can aid in literary analysis

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781501513688; 9781501513558
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    Series: Richard Rawlinson Center series for Anglo-Saxon studies
    Subjects: Altenglisch; Comparative Metrics; Hypermetric; Hypermetrisch; Metrik; Mündliche Theorie; Old English; Oral Theory; Stil; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval; Lyrik; Altenglisch; Metrik; Altsächsisch; Altnordisch
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 213 Seiten)
  2. Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon
    Published: 2020
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Kalamazoo ; Medieval Institute Publications

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  3. Poetic style and innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin