A comparative study of Old English metre / / F. H. Whitman
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Whitman F. H.
|
| Titolo: |
A comparative study of Old English metre / / F. H. Whitman
|
| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1993 |
| ©1993 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 829.1009 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - Versification |
| Latin language - Metrics and rhythmics | |
| German language - Old High German, 750-1050 - Versification | |
| Comparative linguistics | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A comparative study of Old English metre |
| ISBN: | 1-282-00297-X |
| 9786612002977 | |
| 1-4426-7317-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455815303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |