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1. The Earliest Accentual Verse

© 2016 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

© 2016 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1. The Earliest Accentual Verse 17
  6. 2. German Accentual Verse 51
  7. 3. Old English: Stressed or Unstressed Initials? 64
  8. 4. Light Lines 85
  9. 5. Clashing Stress 91
  10. 6. Towards a New Paradigm 98
  11. Appendix: Sample Scansions 131
  12. Notes 141
  13. Bibliography 159
  14. Index 167
A Comparative Study of Old English Metre
This chapter is in the book A Comparative Study of Old English Metre
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442673175-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1. The Earliest Accentual Verse 17
  6. 2. German Accentual Verse 51
  7. 3. Old English: Stressed or Unstressed Initials? 64
  8. 4. Light Lines 85
  9. 5. Clashing Stress 91
  10. 6. Towards a New Paradigm 98
  11. Appendix: Sample Scansions 131
  12. Notes 141
  13. Bibliography 159
  14. Index 167
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