The English Alliterative Tradition - Anniversary Collection - Thomas Cable - Books - University of Pennsylvania Press - 9780812230635 - July 29, 1991
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Drawing on recent insights in linguistics, this study formulates a theory of rhythm in English poetry. The author maintains that the meter of Middle English alliterative poetry holds the key to a reinterpretation of both Old English meter and iambic pentameter.


192 pages, bibliography, index

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 29, 1991
ISBN13 9780812230635
Publishers University of Pennsylvania Press
Pages 192
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   467 g

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