Description: Birkitts Books presents ... Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England, Series Number 23) ISBN:0521093090 Author:Russom, Geoffrey Publisher:Cambridge University Press Release Date: Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 231121007 Notes: Minor shelf wear, slight curling to the covers, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. This is a clear and accessible account of early Germanic allitera-tive verse which explains how such verse was treated by the Beowulf poet. There are differences of poetic style between Beowulf and the otherwise similar verse of ancient Scandinavia and continental Eu-rope. These distinctions have intrigued scholars for over a century, but Russom is the first to provide a systematic explana-tion of Old English, Old Norse, Old Saxon and Old High German alliterative metres. The system of alliterative rules described by Russom derives from ordinary language; the rules change with language over historical time, rather than persisting as arbitrary restrictions. Once the relations between language and metre are identified, it is possible to see how language change yielded the divergent metrical practices which gave each tradition its special character. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Book Title: Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Medieval, Old & Middle English, German, Rhetoric, Poetry, Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Item Weight: 13.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Geoffrey Russom
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
