Signs that sing: hybrid poetics in old english verse
Auteur :
Maring, Heather
Éditeur :
University Press of Florida
ISBN :
9780813054469
Date de publication :
13 juin 2017
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,1 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
475 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Argues that oral tradition, religious ritual, and literate Latin-based practices are dynamically interconnected in Old English poetry. Resisting the tendency to study these different forms of expression separately, this book contends that poets combined them in hybrid techniques that were important to the early development of English literature.