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Signs that Sing - Hybrid Poetics in Old English Verse (Hardcover)
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Signs that Sing - Hybrid Poetics in Old English Verse (Hardcover)
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In Signs that Sing, Heather Maring argues that oral tradition,
religious ritual, and literate Latin-based practices are
dynamically interconnected in Old English poetry. Resisting the
tendency to study these different forms of expression separately,
this book contends that poets combined them in hybrid techniques
that were important to the early development of English literature.
Maring examines a variety of texts, including Beowulf, The Battle
of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, and the Advent Lyrics, and shows
how themes from oral tradition became metaphors for sacred concepts
in the hands of Christian authors and how oral performance and
religious liturgy influenced written poetry. The result, she
demonstrates, is richly elaborate verse filled with shared symbols
and themes that a wide range of audiences could understand and find
meaningful.
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