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Joinings : Compound Words in Old English Literature / Jonathan Davis-Secord.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis-Secord, Jonathan, Author.
- Series:
- Toronto Anglo-Saxon series.
- Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Compound words.
- English language.
- English literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Style.
- English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Grammar.
- Language and culture--England--To 1500.
- Language and culture.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Connecting Grammar, Style, and Culture
- 2. Compounds as Translation Tools
- 3. Compound Interest
- 4. Compound Discourses in the Old English Boethius and Juliana
- 5. Controlling Pace in Prose: Wulfstan's Old English Homilies
- 6. Controlling Pace in Poetry: Beowulf
- 7. Conclusion: Ubi Est Aelfric?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9781442625266
- 1442625260
- 9781442625259
- 1442625252
- OCLC:
- 950464981
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