Reconstructing the rhythm of Beowulf
No Thumbnail Available
Authors
Meeting name
Sponsors
Date
Journal Title
Format
Book
Subject
Abstract
Table of Contents
Two hypotheses -- From sign to syllable: the poet's syllables as the data of the prosodist -- Recoverable features and functions of syllables -- Systematic lineation and half-lining: testing the first major hypothesis -- The second major hypothesis -- The challenge: Halfline constituents of synthetic halflines as the key to beowulfian prosody -- Comparing prosodic constituents -- Kemble's additional principles of lineation: replotting mismatches -- The rhythm of Beowulf.