Meters of Old Norse Eddic Poetry Common Germanic Inheritance and North Germanic Innovation |
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| Author:
| Suzuki, Seiichi |
| Series title: | Erganzungsbande Zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumsku Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-46265-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $252.00 |
Book Description:
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A formal and functional study of the three meters of Old Norse eddic poetry, fornyroislag, malahattr, and ljooahattr, this book provides their systematic account (synchronic, diachronic, and from a comparative Germanic perspective). With thorough data presentation, detailed philological analysis, and sophisticated linguistic explanation, it will be of interest to Germanic philologists/linguists, medievalists, and metrists of all persuasions."
A formal and functional study of the three meters of Old Norse eddic poetry, fornyroislag, malahattr, and ljooahattr, this book provides their systematic account (synchronic, diachronic, and from a comparative Germanic perspective). With thorough data presentation, detailed philological analysis, and sophisticated linguistic explanation, it will be of interest to Germanic philologists/linguists, medievalists, and metrists of all persuasions."