Revising oral theory : formulaic composition in Old English and Old Icelandic verse

Author(s)

• Acker, Paul

Bibliographic Information

Revising oral theory : formulaic composition in Old English and Old Icelandic verse

Paul Acker

（Garland studies in medieval literature, v. 16）（Garland reference library of the humanities, v. 2104）

Garland Pub., 1998

Note

Bibiography: p. 111-125

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 1998. The following monograph is a revised and updated study which developed as a result of three experiences of the author: an advanced tutorial in Old English, a Fulbright year in Iceland, and a year teaching Old Icelandic. It is intended as a contribution to the ongoing revision of oral theory.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Fixed and Flexible Levels In Syndetic Formulas
• Chapter 2 Flexible Formulas, Systems, and Strategies in the Old English Rune Poem
• Chapter 3 Flexible Formulas, Systems, Strategies, and Themes in Old Icelandic Eddic Verse
• Chapter 4 A Survey of Oral-Formulaic Criticism Of Eddic Poetry

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Details

• NCID: BA36946256
• ISBN:
  • 0815331029
• LCCN: 98011371
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 133 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR179.O7
  • DC21 : 829/.109
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Literature, Comparative -- English (Old) and Old Norse
  • LCSH : Literature, Comparative -- Old Norse and English (Old)
  • LCSH : Old Norse poetry -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Oral-formulaic analysis
  • LCSH : Oral tradition -- England
  • LCSH : Oral tradition -- Iceland
  • LCSH : Rhetoric, Medieval
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA13030074
  • BA0013663X