Poetic style and innovation in old English, old Norse, and old Saxon / Megan E. Hartman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartman, Megan E., author.

Series:

Richard Rawlinson Center Series for Anglo-Saxon Studies.

Richard Rawlinson Center Series for Anglo-Saxon Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Metrics and rhythmics.

English language.

Genre:

Early works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 211 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo : Medieval Institute Publications, [2020]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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 Ljóðaháttr 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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 18, 2022).

ISBN:

9781501513688

1501513680

9781501513558

1501513559

OCLC:

1202467326