Vai al contenuto principale della pagina

Joinings : Compound Words in Old English Literature / / Jonathan Davis-Secord



(Visualizza in formato marc)    (Visualizza in BIBFRAME)

Autore: Davis-Secord Jonathan Visualizza persona
Titolo: Joinings : Compound Words in Old English Literature / / Jonathan Davis-Secord Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
Disciplina: 829/.09
Soggetto topico: English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - Compound words
English literature - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - History and criticism
English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - Style
English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - Grammar
Language and culture - England - To 1500
Soggetto genere / forma: Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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?
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Joinings  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4426-2526-0
1-4426-2525-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822391903321
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Serie: Toronto Anglo-Saxon series.