Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon (Richard Rawlinson Center Series) - Hardcover

Hartman; Megan E.

 
9781501518324: Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon (Richard Rawlinson Center Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1501518321 ISBN 13: 9781501518324
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications, 2020

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Megan E. Hartman is associate professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She has published articles on Germanic meter, hypermetrics, and poetic style.

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Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1501518321
ISBN 13 
9781501518324
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
213