1st Edition
Revising Oral Theory Formulaic Composition in Old English and Old Icelandic Verse
By Paul Acker
Copyright 1997
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
