IMC 2006: Sessions
Session 606: The Metre of Alliterative Verse
Tuesday 11 July 2006, 11.15-12.45
Organiser: | Noriko Inoue, University of Bristol |
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Moderator/Chair: | Ad Putter, Department of English, University of Bristol |
Paper 606-a | Formulas in Middle English Alliterative Poetry (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Middle English |
Paper 606-b | Metrical Levels: Stress and Alliteration in Old and Middle English (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Middle English |
Paper 606-c | The Rhythmic Shape of the A-Verse in Middle English Alliterative Poetry (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Middle English |
Abstract | The purpose of this session is to provide new approaches for the study of alliterative verse metre, a field which has been enjoying growing scholarly intrest in recent years. Elizabeth Solopova will explore the question of formulaic diction in Middle English alliterative poetry and discuss the origin, development, and functions of the formulaic style from a new perspective. Nicolay Yakovlev will then embark on a fresh examination of a controversial issue, the relationship between metrical stress and alliteration in Old English and Middle English. Noriko Inoue will discuss the rhythmic shape of the a-verse in Middle English unrhymed alliterative long lines and propose a new theory of alliterative a-verses. |