The Composition of Old English Poetry (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Composition of Old English Poetry (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England) Book

This book offers an imaginative new way of understanding the relationship between syntax and metre in Old English verse. It challenges the view that Old English poetry is composed in loose syntax to compensate for the strict requirements of prosody, such as metre and alliteration. The author proposes a 'prosodical' syntax to replace the famous syntactic laws of Hans Kuhn through its greater accuracy and wider range of application. She formulates three concise rules which apply to the entire Old English poetic corpus.Read More

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  • 0521030765
  • 9780521030762
  • Hal Momma
  • 11 January 2007
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 220
  • New Ed
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