Tradition and Innovation in Old English Metre

Rachel A. Burns; Rafael J. Pascual

doi:10.17302/MMC-9781802700251

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Edition: 1/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-64189-458-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-80270-025-1
Publisher: Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Series: Medieval Media and Culture
Language: English
Pages: 296
Product Type: Edited Book

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1. Table of contents
2. Preface
3. A Note on the CLASP Project
4. Abbreviations
5. Tables and Figures
6. List of Appendices to Individual Contribution
IntroductionPages 1 - 10
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Chapter 1. Metre as an Editorial Concern in The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, with Particular Reference to the Old English Soul and Body PoemsPages 11 - 18
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Chapter 2. The Dream of the Rood: "not on the whole metrically deficient"?Pages 19 - 42
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Chapter 3. On the Metre of ExodusPages 43 - 78
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Chapter 4. The Battle of Maldon and the Vengeance of OffaPages 79 - 102
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Chapter 5. Rhyme and Reason in The Battle of MaldonPages 103 - 120
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Chapter 6. Hypermetric Narrative in the Old English DanielPages 121 - 138
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Chapter 7. Elene 582-89 : Hypermetrics, Revelation, and JudgmentPages 139 - 154
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Chapter 8. Single Half-Lines and Heavy Hypermetric Verses in Maxims I ReconsideredPages 155 - 170
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Chapter 9. Anaphora and Stylistic Flexibility in the Metrical CharmsPages 171 - 188
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Chapter 10. Struggling tofind the Point: The Scratched Metrical Pointing of Guthlac A in the Exeter BookPages 189 - 206
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Chapter 11. Mind the Gap: Inter-Word Spacing and Metrical Organization in Old English VersePages 207 - 218
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Chapter 12. Metre vs Rhythm: John C. Pope Reads SieversPages 219 - 232
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Chapter 13. The Mystery of Old English Type A2kPages 233 - 248
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Appendix 1. Alan Bliss: 1921-1985Pages 249 - 250
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Appendix 2. Some Corrections to Alan Bliss's Indices to The Metre of Beowulf, Together with His Last Known Views on the Metre of the PoemPages 251 - 256
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Appendix 3. A Glossary of Metrical TermsPages 257 - 262
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Select Bibliography and Further ReadingPages 263 - 266 Download chapter (PDF)
IndexPages 267 - 282 Download chapter (PDF)