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The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry - From the Earliest Alliterative Poems to Iambic Pentameter (Hardcover)
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The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry - From the Earliest Alliterative Poems to Iambic Pentameter (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
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In this fascinating study, Geoffrey Russom traces the evolution of
the major English poetic traditions by reference to the evolution
of the English language, and considers how verse forms are born,
how they evolve, and why they die. Using a general theory of poetic
form employing universal principles rooted in the human language
faculty, Russom argues that certain kinds of poetry tend to arise
spontaneously in languages with identifiable characteristics.
Language changes may require modification of metrical rules and may
eventually lead to extinction of a meter. Russom's theory is
applied to explain the development of English meters from the
earliest alliterative poems in Old and Middle English and the
transition to iambic meter in the Modern English period. This
thorough yet accessible study provides detailed analyses of form in
key poems, including Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,
and a glossary of technical terms.
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