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Old English metre : an introduction / Jun Terasawa.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Terasawa, Jun, 1959- author.
- Series:
- Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 7.
- Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Metrics and rhythmics.
- English language.
- English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Metrics and rhythmics--Problems, exercises, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 p.)
- Distribution:
- Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, [2011]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Old English Metre offers an essential framework for the critical analysis of metrical structures and interpretations in Old English literature.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Overview; 1.1 Alliteration; 1.2 How Alliteration Affects Grammar and Word-choice; 1.3 Rhythm; 1.4 How Rhythm Affects Grammar and Word-choice; 1.5 Textual Criticism; References and Suggestions for Further Reading; 2 Alliteration; Overview; 2.1 Consonantal and Vocalic Alliteration; 2.2 Alliterative Patterns in the Line and Half-line; 2.2.1 Anomalous Alliteration; 2.2.2 Crossed and Transverse Alliteration; 2.2.3 Explaining Alliterative Patterns; 2.3 The Alliterative Rule of Precedence; 2.4 Rhyme.
- 6.1 Nouns and Adjectives6.1.1 Concord between Subject and Adjective/Participle; 6.1.2 Weak Adjectives without a Demonstrative; 6.1.3 Weak 'Man'; 6.2 Negation; 6.3 Inflectional Forms and Prepositional Phrases; 6.4 Principal and Subordinate Clauses; 6.5 Word Order; 6.5.1 How Alliteration Affects Word Order; 6.5.2 How Rhythm Affects Word Order: Kuhn's Laws; 6.5.3 Syntactic Classification of Half-lines; References and Suggestions for Further Reading; 7 Other Problems Related to Old English Metre; Overview; 7.1 Metre and the Dating of Texts; 7.2 Metre and Authorship; 7.3 Verse and Prose.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-150) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-9384-3
- 1-4426-9383-5
- OCLC:
- 905361884
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