Early English Metre.

Early English Metre presents a new perspective on early English verse and a new perspective on much of early English literary history. It is an essential addition to the literature on Old and Middle English and will be widely discussed amongst scholars in the field.

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Main Author: Bredehoft, Thomas A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2005
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Toronto Old English Studies.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Sieversian Formalism
  • 2.1 A New Formalism for Classical Old English Metre
  • 2.2 Scanning Old English Verse
  • 2.3 Additional Rules: Hypermetric Verses, Rhyme, and Alliteration
  • 2.4 Classical Old English Poetics
  • 3.1 Late Old English Verse
  • 3.2 Ælfric and Late Old English Verse
  • 3.3 The Poetics of Late Old English Verse
  • 4.1 Layamon and Early Middle English Verse
  • 4.2 Layamon's Old English Poetics
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • V
  • W.