Tiffany Beechy

The Poetics of Old English (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Combining literary analysis and theoretical linguistics, this engaging study provides a critical reassessment of Anglo-Saxon verse and prose and identifies an inherent poetic nature present in all Old English texts. Beechy demonstrates poetic strategies in a variety of sources, including King Alfred's version of Boethius, as well as homilies, law codes, riddles and charms, and shows that Old English texts, when considered at the level of language, are surprisingly sophisticated.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317021001
• Artikelnr.: 44815437

Autorenporträt

Tiffany Beechy is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Colorado-Boulder, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Alfred's prose Boethius and the poetics of Anglo-Saxon exposition
Godspel: Old English poetics and the vernacular homily
Bind and loose: poetics and the word in Old English law, charm and riddle
Extraordinary poetics in traditional verse
Conclusion
Works cited
Index.