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Chapter 1: Function and Form of Drόttkvœtt

Kari Ellen Gade

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The Structure of Old Norse "Dróttkvætt" Poetry

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
Preface ix
Abbreviations xiv
Terminology: Old Norse xvi
Terminology: Technical xviii
Chapter 1: Function and Form of Drόttkvœtt 1
Chapter 2: The Constitutive Features of Drόttkvœtt 29
Chapter 3: Structural Peculiarities 52
Chapter 4: Group 1: Types E1-4, XE3-4, and B 73
Chapter 5: Group II: Types D1-2, A2k, and C 107
Chapter 6: Type A 131
Chapter 7: Sentence Patterns 173
Chapter 8: Conclusion 209
Notes 246
Omissions 267
Appendix: Summary of Types 268
Selected Bibliography 270
Index 277

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
Preface ix
Abbreviations xiv
Terminology: Old Norse xvi
Terminology: Technical xviii
Chapter 1: Function and Form of Drόttkvœtt 1
Chapter 2: The Constitutive Features of Drόttkvœtt 29
Chapter 3: Structural Peculiarities 52
Chapter 4: Group 1: Types E1-4, XE3-4, and B 73
Chapter 5: Group II: Types D1-2, A2k, and C 107
Chapter 6: Type A 131
Chapter 7: Sentence Patterns 173
Chapter 8: Conclusion 209
Notes 246
Omissions 267
Appendix: Summary of Types 268
Selected Bibliography 270
Index 277

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