Verse and Virtuosity: The Adaptation of Latin Rhetoric in Old English Poetry

Janie Steen

Published by University of Toronto Press 2008

Verse and Virtuosity

The Adaptation of Latin Rhetoric in Old English Poetry

Janie Steen

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442689572

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With its wide-ranging discussion of texts and rhetorical figures, this book can serve as an introduction to Old English poetic composition and style. Verse and Virtuosity, will be of considerable interest to Anglo-Saxonists, linguists, and those studying rhetorical traditions.

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Steen Janie :

Janie Steen received her PhD from the University of Cambridge, and has taught at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and Leiden University.

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Year's Work in English Studies, vol 89:01:10:
Steen provides a rich commentary on the complex ways in which Latin models have shaped Old English poetic style. Her book contains extremely informative and useful illustrative figures.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Knowledge of Rhetoric in Anglo-Saxon England Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
2. The Patterns of Latin and Vernacular Verse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. The Figure of The Phoenix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
4. A Dead End? Judgment Day II Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5. Through the Looking-Glass: Riddles 35 and 40 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
6. The Verse and Virtuosity of Cynewulf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 320

eBook

Published: May 24, 2008
ISBN: 9781442689572