Stevick Robert David 1928 (8 results)

Softcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Pages have underlining. Minimal edgewear. Minimal shelfwear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 188 pages; Description: xxxiii, 188 p. 21 cm. Subjects: English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. 1964. Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, sunned spine with fading of cover, yellowing of pages, otherwise good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Good. 1964. Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, sunned spine with fading of cover, yellowing of pages, otherwise good copy. . . . .

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 188 pages; Description: xxxiii, 188 p. 21 cm. Subjects: English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 282 p.: ill.; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-275) and indexes. Contents: The topic and how it took shape: Soiscel Molaise, main panel -- Simple uses of "the two true measures of geometry" -- Reconstructing a form from major fragments -- Early sets of forms developing "the two true measures" -- Another reconstruction and some page designs -- Simple forms starting from the golden ratio -- Forms starting from two golden rectangles -- Another form starting from two golden rectangles -- Some other forms employing the golden ration -- Two other forms developed from a modular plan -- A form created from roots of two -- Some other sets of forms -- Some forms based mainly on arithmetical proportion -- An early and a late set of forms -- Understanding the forms. Subjects: Manuscript design Ireland.Manuscript design Great Britain. Stichometry. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic.Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon.Poetry, Medieval Criticism, Textual. Poetry, Medieval History and criticism.Manuscript design Ireland.Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 282 p.: ill.; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-275) and indexes. Contents: The topic and how it took shape: Soiscel Molaise, main panel -- Simple uses of "the two true measures of geometry" -- Reconstructing a form from major fragments -- Early sets of forms developing "the two true measures" -- Another reconstruction and some page designs -- Simple forms starting from the golden ratio -- Forms starting from two golden rectangles -- Another form starting from two golden rectangles -- Some other forms employing the golden ration -- Two other forms developed from a modular plan -- A form created from roots of two -- Some other sets of forms -- Some forms based mainly on arithmetical proportion -- An early and a late set of forms -- Understanding the forms. Subjects: Manuscript design Ireland.Manuscript design Great Britain. Stichometry. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic.Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon.Poetry, Medieval Criticism, Textual. Poetry, Medieval History and criticism.Manuscript design Ireland.Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. [1st ed.], 5th printing ; xxxiii, 188 pages 21 cm ; ISBN 9780672609749, 0672609746 ; OCLC 484656 ; LCCN 62-20861 ; LOC PR1203 .S8 ;Dewey 821.1082 ; green and white stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Introduction - Abbreviations of titles - Preface - Texts of the lyrics - Selected fragments - Glossary - Index of first lines ; Stevick's classic work remains the only text of its kind aimed at fostering the linguistic competence necessary to understand its poems in Middle English. The wide range of lyric poems in the book are normalized to a Chaucerian dialect. The introduction has been revised to take into account the scholarship and criticism published since the first edition appeared in 1964. It gives the background for the poetry, explains how and why the texts are normalized, and reviews significant critical scholarly studies of the works. Included is a section on morphology and grammar that introduces students to the language of the lyrics, and a section on the evolving meter of Middle English. "A fine piece of work. . . . Learned, wide-ranging, .Source: Publisher ; Robert Stevick[was] Professor of English Emeritus, University of Washington. ;"[The lyrics] are normalized as fully as possible to the emerging literary dialect of the London-East Midland region from about 1400" (xv). His edition seeks to represent the broad tradition of Middle English lyrics from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. Stevick tries to show the range of forms, themes, subjects, methods, and qualities of the poems. They are arranged in rough chronological order on the assumption that thematic categorization makes for a biased reading experience. As a result, there are no descriptive or classificatory comments or appreciative remarks. Stevick purposely withholds interpretations and does not provide titles for the lyrics"-- Andrew S. Marvin ; slight foxing on edges, edge creasing to top corner of a few pages, and slight wear to spine, else VG. Book.…