Aspects of Old English Poetic Syntax
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Author | : Mary Eva Blockley |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 0252026063 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780252026065 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Aspects of Old English Poetic Syntax by : Mary Eva Blockley
Book excerpt: "Distinguished by a remarkable combination of erudition and lucidity, Aspects of Old English Poetic Syntax provides new insight into the rules that govern syntactic relationships and indicates how these rules differ for prose and verse. Blockley considers the functions of four of the most common and most syntactically important words in Old English, as well as such features of clauses as verb-initial order, negative contraction, and unexpressed but understood subjects. Picking up where Bruce Mitchell's classic Old English Syntax left off, Blockley shows how such common words and structures mark the relationships between phrases and clauses.".