{"product_id":"the-metrical-grammar-of-beowulf-hardback-9780521393256","title":"The Metrical Grammar of Beowulf (Hardback) 9780521393256","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Metrical Grammar of Beowulf\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book argues that the Old English epic Beowulf is shaped by the poetic language which the poet inherited.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCalvin B. Kendall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521393256, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 June 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book argues that the formal art of the Old English epic Beowulf is shaped and determined by the poetic language which the poet inherited from the traditional, oral culture of Anglo-Saxon England. The patterns of metre and alliteration exhibited in the poem were not imposed by the poet on his language, but were part of the language which he spoke, the rules of which constituted his metrical grammar. Professor Kendall investigates the constraints of syntax, metre and alliteration which govern the formal art of Beowulf. He shows how the half-lines of the poem, which are the basic units of composition, are marked by the metrical grammar for placement in the verse clause; he also establishes conditions for the presence or absence of alliteration, which enable him to say whether in any given instance the alliterative device is a mandatory function of the rules of the metrical grammar or an option exercised by the poet. Professor Kendall alters traditional views of metre; he concludes the book with a complete index of scansion according to the rules he has established.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e List of changes from Klaeber's text\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Beowulf-poet and his metrical grammar\u003cbr\u003e 2. The alliterative and metrical principles of Beowulf: Kuhn's 'laws' and the transformational rule\u003cbr\u003e 3. The three kinds of half-lines: extra-metrical alliteration and type A3\u003cbr\u003e 4. Displacement\u003cbr\u003e 5. Stressed proclitic adjectives: X-positions and the insertion rule\u003cbr\u003e 6. Problems with the identification of clause-non-initial half-lines: the proclitic onset\u003cbr\u003e 7. Half-lines with internal clause divisions: the transformational rule (revised)\u003cbr\u003e 8. The alliterative requirement of unstressed prefixes and the copulative conjunctions\u003cbr\u003e 9. The alliterative requirement of prepositions and the proclitic adverbs and instrumentals\u003cbr\u003e 10. The alliterative requirement of proclitic adjectives and pronouns: the alliterative rule of proclitics\u003cbr\u003e 11. Displaced and detached proclitics\u003cbr\u003e 12. The three classes of compounds: the alliterative requirement of class I compounds\u003cbr\u003e 13. The alliterative behaviour of class II compounds\u003cbr\u003e 14. The alliterative behaviour of class III compounds and simplexes\u003cbr\u003e 15. Metrical typology and the metrical grammar\u003cbr\u003e 16. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of technical terms\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of alliteration, scansion and metrical clause structure\u003cbr\u003e Index of verses specially discussed.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20poetry%20\u0026amp;%20poets%20%5BDSC%5D%22\"\u003eDSC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007224041752,"sku":"9780521393256","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521393256i_d90cad89-cebc-4396-bece-53af7a33336d.jpg?v=1691376303","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-metrical-grammar-of-beowulf-hardback-9780521393256","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}