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The Language of Old and Middle English Poetry

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The Language of Old and Middle English Poetry - Lester, G.A.
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This book gives a linguistic overview of the first eight centuries of English poetry - years which produced such key works as Beowulf, Layaman'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 ...

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The Language of Old and Middle English Poetry 1996, Red Globe Press, London

ISBN-13: 9780333488478

Paperback

The Language of Old and Middle English Poetry 1996, St. Martin's Press, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780312158699

Hardcover