Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. 1. Connecting Grammar, Style, and Culture 1
6. 2. Compounds as Translation Tools 37
7. 3. Compound Interest 71
8. 4. Compound Discourses in the Old English Boethius and Juliana 109
9. 5. Controlling Pace in Prose: Wulfstan’s Old English Homilies 140
10. 6. Controlling Pace in Poetry: Beowulf 167
11. 7. Conclusion: Ubi Est Ælfric? 192
12. Bibliography 199
13. Index 235
14. Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series 247