A Comparative Study of Old English Metre / / Frank Whitman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Whitman, Frank,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1993
• प्रकाशन का वर्ष : 2016
• भाषा: English
• भौतिक वर्णन: 1 online resource (170 p.)
• Other title: 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
• सारांश: 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.
• स्वरूप: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• आईएसबीएन: 9781442673175; 9783110490947
• डिजिटल ऑब्जेक्ट पहचानकर्ता: 10.3138/9781442673175
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• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Frank Whitman.

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 language...