A store of common sense : gnomic theme and style in Old Icelandic and Old English wisdom poetry

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This is a comparative study in English of Old Icelandic and Old English wisdom poetry. It examines problems of form, unity and coherence, and how the genre responds to social change.

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A Store of Common Sense
A store of common sense
Oxford English monographs
1. Verfasser:
Larrington, Carolyne
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Clarendon, 1993.
Zusammenfassung:
This is a comparative study in English of Old Icelandic and Old English wisdom poetry. It examines problems of form, unity and coherence, and how the genre responds to social change.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 243 p.).
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Oxford English monographs A store of common sense
Schlagworte:
Didactic poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism.
Comparative literature > English and Old Norse.
Comparative literature > Old Norse and English.
Gnomic poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism.
Old Norse poetry > History and criticism.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
English
Languages & Literatures
English Literature
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