Poetics of Old English
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Alfred's Boethius
Alfred's Text
Alfred’s Boethius
Alfred’s Text
Alliteration Pattern
Anglo-Saxon linguistics
Author_Tiffany Beechy
book
Book III
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composition
corpus
English Riddles
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etymologica
exeter
figura
function
Grammatical Rhyme
Hal Wes
Herbs Charm
Inflected Infinitives
Jakobsonian linguistics
Linguistic Function
literary theory analysis
medieval English literature
oral tradition studies
pair
poetic epistemology
Poetic Function
poetic strategies in Old English prose
Primary Orality
Prosodic Foot
Prosodic Word
Residual Orality
ring
Ring Composition
Sermo Lupi Ad Anglos
Sprung Rhythm
Strong Syllables
Swa Swa
Synchronic Composition
Vernacular Homily
Verse
Verse Line
Wherefore Art Thou Romeo
word
Product details
- ISBN 9780754669173
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jun 2010
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Combining literary analysis and theoretical linguistics, Tiffany Beechy's timely and engaging study provides a critical reassessment of Old English texts that challenges the distinction between Anglo-Saxon prose and verse, ultimately recognizing an inherent poetic nature present in all Old English texts. While the poetic nature of Beowulf, due to the regular meter and heroic story, is recognized, this study demonstrates that poetry is a more widespread phenomenon than previously thought; poetic patterning can be found across the Old English corpus, both in verse and in so-called prose. Informed by Jakobsonian linguistics and oral theory, Beechy's analysis focuses on the text itself to identify unique poetic strategies. This demonstration includes a comparison between King Alfred's Old English version of Boethius' Consolatio Philosophiae and the Latin original; the poetic quality of prose homilies; poetic epistemology in law codes, riddles, and charms; and unconventional poetics even in traditional verse texts, such as the short lyric 'Deor' and the long poem Christ I. The Poetics of Old English brings interrelated developments in linguistics and literary theory to the study of Anglo-Saxon language and culture, showing that Old English texts, when considered at the level of language, are surprisingly sophisticated.
Tiffany Beechy is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Colorado-Boulder, USA.
