03427nam 2200709 450 991045581530332120200520144314.01-282-00297-X97866120029771-4426-7317-610.3138/9781442673175(CKB)2420000000003953(OCoLC)244767180(CaPaEBR)ebrary10218689(SSID)ssj0000292193(PQKBManifestationID)12049704(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000292193(PQKBWorkID)10255954(PQKB)10845693(CaBNvSL)slc00213161 (MiAaPQ)EBC3254785(MiAaPQ)EBC4671364(DE-B1597)464340(OCoLC)944178263(DE-B1597)9781442673175(Au-PeEL)EBL4671364(CaPaEBR)ebr11257079(OCoLC)958562574(EXLCZ)99242000000000395320160923h19931993 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA comparative study of Old English metre /F. H. WhitmanToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,1993.©19931 online resource (181 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8020-0540-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Earliest Accentual Verse -- 2. German Accentual Verse -- 3. Old English: Stressed or Unstressed Initials? -- 4. Light Lines -- 5. Clashing Stress -- 6. Towards a New Paradigm -- Appendix: Sample Scansions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Ancient Germanic, Celtic, and Italic verse seem to be related. Frank Whitman points out that not only is the language within these traditions stressed and very different from other ancient Indo-European languages, but also the metrical principles underlying the verse of these three stressed languages differ demonstrably from those found elsewhere.Whitman begins with an analysis of Italic verse because it is far older than that of German or Celtic traditions, and is therefore more likely to yield primitive metrical patterns common to all three. After analysing the dominant pattterns of the earliest accentual verse, he turns to Old English metre, and looks closely at the typical length of the halflines, the phenomenon of clashing stress, and the nature of light lines. In his conclusion he introduces a new paradigm for the description of Old English metre.English languageOld English, ca. 450-1100VersificationLatin languageMetrics and rhythmicsGerman languageOld High German, 750-1050VersificationComparative linguisticsElectronic books.English languageVersification.Latin languageMetrics and rhythmics.German languageVersification.Comparative linguistics.829.1009Whitman F. H.1027701MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455815303321A comparative study of Old English metre2443309UNINA