UID:
almafu_9959237226502883
Umfang:
1 online resource
ISBN:
1-4426-2526-0
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1-4426-2525-2
Serie:
Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
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?
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Issued also in print.
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In English.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-4426-3739-0
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.3138/9781442625259
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442625259
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442625259
