A history of Old English verse layout : poetics on the page /

This study presents the first full history of Old English poetic mise-en-page, drawing its approach from the fields of literary criticism, art history, metrics, palaeography, and the history of the book. Paying special attention to lineation, this book surveys the layout of poetry from the earliest...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Burns, Rachel A. (Auteur)
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2024]
Reeks:Book cultures
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.21819452
Inhoudsopgave:
  • List of illustrations
  • Series editors' preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • A note on terminology and references
  • Abbreviations
  • Manuscripts referenced, with abbreviated or alternative titles
  • Introduction. Rethinking the vernacular page
  • Chapter 1. Latin verse to the tenth century
  • Chapter 2. Old English verse in medieval manuscripts
  • Chapter 3. Old English verse in modern editions
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.