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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"ca. 450-1100"”.
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Anglo-Saxon Poetics in the Linguarum Veterum Septentrionalium Thesaurus Grammatico-Criticus et Archaelogicus of George Hickes: A Translation, Analysis, and Contextualization
… the first sustained attempt to apply a critical and theoretical apparatus to Anglo-Saxon poetry, it is also concerned with attempts to sort out a \u2015purer\u2016 language from the various dialects represented in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. Hickes directly addresses two major Anglo-Saxon forms …
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An analysis of Cynewulf's Juliana
… <i>Juliana</i> has aroused little critical attention and virtually no systematic study of its rhetorical design. The <i>Elene</i>, on the other hand, has become accepted as a poem of some importance in Old English studies. Although both are signed poems of Cynewulf, some scholars still …
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Bridging the Gap: Finding a Valkyrie in a Riddle
… Riddles represent culture from a unique angle. Because of their heavy dependence upon metaphor as a vehicle or disguise for the true subject of the riddle, the poet must employ a metaphor with similar characteristics to the true riddle subject, or the tenor of the riddle. As the riddle progresses, …