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Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,824
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Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre (Hardcover, New): Geoffrey Russom

Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre (Hardcover, New)

Geoffrey Russom

Series: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England

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This is a clear and accessible account of early Germanic alliterative verse that explains how such verse was treated by the Beowulf poet. There are differences of poetic style between Beowulf and the otherwise similar verse of ancient Scandinavia and continental Europe. Such distinctions have intrigued scholars for over a century, but Russom is the first to provide a systematic explanation of Old English, Old Norse, Old Saxon and Old High German alliterative meters. Russom's results should interest scholars of Old English and related Germanic languages, as well as linguists and those concerned with poetic meter.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England
Release date: March 1998
First published: 1998
Authors: Geoffrey Russom
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-59340-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
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LSN: 0-521-59340-9
Barcode: 9780521593403

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