Judith : Studies in metre language and style: with a view to determining the date of the oldenglish fragment and the home of its author / T. Gregory Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, T. Gregory, author.

Series:

Quellen und Forschungen zur Sprach- und Culturgeschichte der germanischen Völker ; 71

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Versification.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 pages)

Edition:

Reprint 2018

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2018]

Karl I. Trübner Verlag, [1892]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Excerpt from Judith: Studies in Metre, Language And Style, With A View To Determining The Date Of The Old English Fragment And The Home Of Its Author XXII. Ludwig Philipp Hahn. Ein Beitrag zur Charakteristik der Sturm und Drangzeit von Rich Maria Werner. 046 8. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

TABLE OP CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I. METRIC

A. ALLITERATION

B. END-RIME

D. METRICAL MISCELLANEA

II. LANGUAGE

A. PHONETICS

B. ACCIDENCE AND SYNTAX

III. DICTION AND STYLE

A. SYNONYMOUS NAMES

B. COMPOUNDS

C. SENTENCE-FORM AND FIGURES OF SPEECH

CONCLUSIONS AND PROBABLE HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS.

APPENDICES

I. A. THE SOURCE OF THE STORY IN JUDITH

I. Β. RELATION OF THE STORY IN THE POEM TO THAT IN THE APOCRYPHAL BOOK 'JUDITH

II . LIST OF WORDS (SIMPLE AND COMPOUND) OCCURRING ONLY IN JUDITH

III. CORRESPONDENCES IN THE 'BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH' WITH JUDITH AND OTHER POEMS

IV. NOTE ON I. 287 FF

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9783111348070

OCLC:

1024021693