Authors, Audiences, and Old English Verse

Thomas A. Bredehoft

Published by University of Toronto Press 2009

Authors, Audiences, and Old English Verse

Thomas A. Bredehoft

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442698413

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Authors, Audiences, and Old English Verse re-examines the Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition from the eighth to the eleventh centuries and reconsiders the significance of formulaic parallels and the nature of poetic authorship in Old English.

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Bredehoft Thomas A. :

Thomas A. Bredehoft is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of English at West Virginia University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Bibliographic Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Introduction: Authorship and Anonymity in Old English Verse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
1. Manuscript Audiences and Other Audiences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
2. The Audience for Saxon Songs in the Late Ninth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
3. Literate Poetic Composition in Tenth-Century Classical Poems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
4. What Has Ælfric to Do with Maldon? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
5. Eleventh-Century Traditions of Formulaic Composition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
6. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Appendix. Two Unrecognized Late Old English Poems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
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- Main content: 304

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Published: December 31, 2009
ISBN: 9781442698413