Joinings : compound words in Old English literature /
The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature.
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
University of Toronto Press
2016.
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| 叢編: | Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ;
20. |
| 在線閱讀: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt1bmzkx7 |
書本目錄:
- 1. Introduction: Connecting Grammar, Style, and Culture
- 2. Compounds as Translation Tools
- 3. Compound Interest
- 4. Compound Discourses in the Old English Boethius and Juliana
- 5. Controlling Pace in Prose: Wulfstan's Old English Homilies
- 6. Controlling Pace in Poetry: Beowulf
- 7. Conclusion: Ubi Est Aelfric?