Signs that sing : hybrid poetics in Old English verse / Heather Maring.
Signs that sing : hybrid poetics in Old English verse / Heather Maring.
Signs that sing : hybrid poetics in Old English verse / Heather Maring.
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Publisher
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2017]
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G 2018/4010
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 221 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Hybrid poetics in Old English verse -- Metonymy, Gifre, Grædig, and a devouring-the-dead theme -- A lord-retainer theme -- Refiguring hybrid oral-literate signs -- Bright voice of praise : an Old English poet-patron theme -- A sea voyage in The dream of the rood -- Signifying the com...
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Publisher
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2017]
Place of Publication
Florida
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
Maring considers several types of Old English verse: oral poetry, with its simultaneity of composition, dissemination, and reception and dynamic of performance; written poetry and its reliance on intertextual referencing; and liturgical works, heavily laden with Christian meaning. Maring's project examines the expressive possibilities created by hy...
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Signs that sing : hybrid poetics in Old English verse / Heather Maring.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-215) and index.
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G 2018/4010
Record Identifier
74VKVAQ528mZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVAQ528mZ
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ISBN
081305446X hardcover alkaline paper
9780813054469 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
829.1
MMS ID
991024176988502626
