Jun Terasawa

Old English Metre

An Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Old English Metre offers an essential framework for the critical analysis of metrical structures and interpretations in Old English literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781442642386
• ISBN-10: 1442642386
• Artikelnr.: 32922478

Autorenporträt

Jun Terasawa is a professor in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Alliteration
3. Rhythm: the Basics
4. Rhythm: Advanced Topics
5. Metre and Word
6. Metre and Grammar
7. Other Problems Related to Old English Metre
Appendices
1. Suggested Answers to the Exercises
2. Some Tips for Scanning Half-lines, with Sample Scansions
3. Glossary of Metrical Terms
Bibliography
Index of Verses and Lines Discussed
General Index