Jonathan Davis-Secord

Joinings

Compound Words in Old English Literature

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature.

Produktdetails

• Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 142mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 582g
• ISBN-13: 9781442637399
• ISBN-10: 1442637390
• Artikelnr.: 43953662

Autorenporträt

By Jonathan Davis-Secord

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Connecting Grammar, Style, and Culture
2. Compounds as Translation Tools
3. Compound Interest
4. Compound Discourses in the Old English Boethius and Juliana
5. Controlling Pace in Prose: Wulfstan’s Old English Homilies
6. Controlling Pace in Poetry: Beowulf
7. Conclusion: Ubi Est Ælfric?