Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon (Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center)

Hartman, Megan E.

De Gruyter（2020/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781501518324
• DDC分類 429

Full Description

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 analysis shows 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 aids literary

analysis.

Contents

Introduction
1. Conservative Old English Hypermetrics: A Basis for Analysis
2. Old English Wisdom Poetry: The Influence of Formulaic Diction
3. Old Norse Ljoðaháttr and Málaháttr: Dividing Hypermetrics
4. The Old Saxon Heliand: Working through Ambiguity
5. Late Old English Hypermetrics: Linguistic Change and Stylistic Adaptation in the Old English Judith
Conclusion
Works Cited