Description: The Metre of Old Saxon Poetry: The Remaking of Alliterative Tradition [Hardcover] Suzuki, Seiichi Product Overview A comprehensive study of Old Saxon metre, based on close analysis of the Heliand. This is a comprehensive study of Old Saxon metre, with a particular emphasis on the Heliand, an alliterative epic of the Gospel story and the most extensive work of Old Germanic poetry. Through a detailed description of themetre in its own terms and a systematic comparison with the Old English alliterative tradition, especially Beowulf, this book shows how the Heliand poet introduced a wealth of metrical innovations, reorganising thetraditional scheme underneath an overarching principle of artistic design. After setting out the literary, metrical, linguistic, and practical bases, the author moves on to consider the Heliand metre in depth, looking at its properties; he identifies a set of metrical types, determines their distributional constraints, and establishes their paradigmatic and syntagmatic organisation. He also deals with resolution and alliteration, and the compositionof hypermetric verses and lines.Appendices cover the scansion of foreign names, and the metre of the Old Saxon Genesis.SEIICHI SUZUKI is Professor of Old Germanic Studies, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan. Read more Details Publisher : D.S.Brewer; First Edition (August 15, 2004) Language : English Hardcover : 526 pages ISBN-10 : 1843840146 ISBN-13 : 45 Item Weight : 2.16 pounds Dimensions : 6.25 x 1.75 x 9.25 inches Best Sellers Rank: #10,341,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #504 in Religious Bibliographies & Indexes #8,817 in Catalogs & Directories (Books) #227,917 in World History (Books) #504 in Religious Bibliographies & Indexes #8,817 in Catalogs & Directories (Books) Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 1843840146
ISBN10: 1843840146
ISBN13: 9781843840145
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Brand: D.S. Brewer
GTIN: 09781843840145
Number of Pages: 526 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Metre of Old Saxon Poetry : the Remaking of Alliterative Tradition
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Publication Year: 2004
Subject: Bibliographies & Indexes, Poetry, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin)
Item Height: 1.8 in
Item Weight: 34.3 Oz
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Subject Area: Foreign Language Study, Literary Criticism, Référence
Author: Seiichi Suzuki
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
