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The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry - From the Earliest Alliterative Poems to Iambic Pentameter (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,283
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The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry - From the Earliest Alliterative Poems to Iambic Pentameter...

The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry - From the Earliest Alliterative Poems to Iambic Pentameter (Hardcover)

Geoffrey Russom

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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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
Release date: April 2017
Authors: Geoffrey Russom
Dimensions: 235 x 157 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-14833-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
LSN: 1-107-14833-2
Barcode: 9781107148338

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