Jonathan Davis-Secord

Joinings (eBook, PDF)

Compound Words in Old English Literature

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature.

Davis-SecordJonathan:

Jonathan Davis-Secord is an assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of New Mexico.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442625259
• Artikelnr.: 52757419

Autorenporträt

By Jonathan Davis-Secord

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Connecting Grammar, Style, and Culture
2. Compounds as Translation Tools
3. Compound Interest
4. Compound Discourses in the Old English Boethius and Juliana
5. Controlling Pace in Prose: Wulfstan’s Old English Homilies
6. Controlling Pace in Poetry: Beowulf
7. Conclusion: Ubi Est Ælfric?