Postscript on Beowulf

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S. O. AndrewCambridge University Press, 12/3/2015EAN 9781107585683, ISBN10: 1107585686Paperback, 168 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cmLanguage: EnglishOriginally published in 1948, this bo ok was written as the sequel to Andrews' Syntax and Style in Old English (1940). The main object of that book was to determine the syntax of various Old English sentence forms in prose. Whilst the evidence of verse was not ignored, it was largely confined to showing that there was a prima facie case for believing that the usage of verse, generally speaking, agreed with prose. Using Beowulf as a case study, this book was written in response to critical scepticism around Andrews' assumptions regarding Old English verse. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Beowulf, literary criticism and Old English poetry.Preface1. Introductory2. Sentences introduced by đa, đonne, daer3. Sentences introduced by aer, nu, siđđan, etc.4. Demonstrative and relative pronouns5. Co-ordinate clauses6. General problems of the sentence7. Some parts of speech8. The poet and his art9. Stress in Old English10. Postponed alliteration11. Metrical criteria12. Scribal error and its sourcesIndex of linesIndex of subjects. Show more