Early English Metre

Thomas Bredehoft

Published by University of Toronto Press 2005

Early English Metre

Thomas Bredehoft

In the series Toronto Old English Studies

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442627208

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Early English Metre presents a new perspective on early English verse and a new perspective on much of early English literary history. It is an essential addition to the literature on Old and Middle English and will be widely discussed amongst scholars in the field.

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Bredehoft Thomas :

Thomas A. Bredehoft is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of English at West Virginia University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CHAPTER 1.1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
CHAPTER 1.2 Sieversian Formalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
CHAPTER 2.1 A New Formalism for Classical Old English Metre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
CHAPTER 2.2 Scanning Old English Verse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
CHAPTER 2.3 Additional Rules: Hypermetric Verses, Rhyme, and Alliteration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
CHAPTER 2.4 Classical Old English Poetics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
CHAPTER 3.1 Late Old English Verse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
CHAPTER 3.2 Ælfric and Late Old English Verse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
CHAPTER 3.3 The Poetics of Late Old English Verse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
CHAPTER 4.1 Layamon and Early Middle English Verse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
CHAPTER 4.2 Layamon’s Old English Poetics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 225

eBook

Published: December 15, 2005
ISBN: 9781442627208