1st Edition
Revising Oral Theory Formulaic Composition in Old English and Old Icelandic Verse
By Paul Acker
Copyright 1997
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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;
Biography
Paul Acker
" Paul Acker has written a very useful and timely book." -- Speculum
