Old English Poems and Riddles - Brossura

 
9781857549256: Old English Poems and Riddles
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ISBN 10: 1857549252 ISBN 13: 9781857549256
Casa editrice: Carcanet Pr, 2008

Sinossi

Including riddles, charms, the major elegies, religious meditations such as The Dream of the Rood, epics such as The Battle of Maldon, and several long sections from Beowulf, this book of translations indicates the variety and attractiveness of pre-Conquest forms of literary composition. Even a specimen passage of rhythmical prose is included; a kind of semi-verse that supports the view that Old English offered many structural possibilities for those wishing to compose memorable and distinctive literary works. Above all, the translator tries to show that Old English verse was not merely crudely alliterative, but a set of stylistic techniques which allowed for great subtlety, thematic pacing, and even tenderness.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Chris McCully is a former English professor at the University of Manchester. He is author of The Country of Perhaps, Not Only I, and Time Signatures.

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Editore
Carcanet Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2008
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1857549252
ISBN 13 
9781857549256
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
92
Contatto del produttore
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