
The Language of Old and Middle English Poetry
G.A. Lester(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 12. April 1996
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-333-48846-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book gives a linguistic overview of the first eight centuries of English poetry - years which produced such key works as Beowulf, Lazoman's Brut and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It begins with chapters on the social and literary context, before turning in more detail to subjects such as poetic diction, rhymed and alliterative verse, borrowed words, recurrent phrases, rhetoric and linguistic variety. Aimed at the beginning student and general reader, the book seeks to enhance appreciation and enjoyment by making the linguistic resources of the poets better understood.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
251 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-48846-1 (9780333488461)
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The Language of Old and Middle English Poetry
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Content
General Editor's Preface - Introduction - Social Context - Literary and Linguistic Context - Old English Lexis - Old English Semantics - Middle English Lexis - Middle English Semantics - Varieties - Landmarks in Medieval English Poetry - Notes - Bibliography - Index