02799nam 22006855 450 991079812020332120230205051329.01-4426-2526-01-4426-2525-210.3138/9781442625259(CKB)3710000000645353(EBL)4515662(OCoLC)950464981(MiAaPQ)EBC4669671(OOCEL)451349(CaBNVSL)kck00236666(MiAaPQ)EBC4515662(DE-B1597)479084(OCoLC)979970592(DE-B1597)9781442625259(OCoLC)946997920(MdBmJHUP)musev2_107164(EXLCZ)99371000000064535320191221d2017 fg engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJoinings Compound Words in Old English Literature /Jonathan Davis-SecordToronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]©20161 online resourceToronto Anglo-Saxon Series1-4426-3739-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Aelfric?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.Toronto Anglo-Saxon series.English languageOld English, ca. 450-1100Compound wordsEnglish literatureOld English, ca. 450-1100History and criticismEnglish languageOld English, ca. 450-1100StyleEnglish languageOld English, ca. 450-1100GrammarLanguage and cultureEnglandTo 1500Criticism, interpretation, etc.Electronic books. English languageCompound words.English literatureHistory and criticism.English languageStyle.English languageGrammar.Language and culture829/.09Davis-Secord Jonathan, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.1474381DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910798120203321Joinings3688061UNINA$49.0011/08/2019Eng