Reconstructing the rhythm of Beowulf /

Reconstructing the rhythm of Beowulf /

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Author / Creator:	Creed, Robert Payson, 1925-
Imprint:	Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1990.
Description:	xiii, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Beowulf -- Versification Beowulf. English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Rhythm. English language -- Old English -- Rhythm. Epic poetry, English (Old) Versification. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1106773

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ISBN:	0826207227 (alk. paper) : $42.50
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.

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Summary:	Creed, known for his radio dramatizations of Beowulf, returned to the manuscript of the poem to revise the conventional modern construction of the lines, and thereby the rhythm and meaning. Realizing that the scribe recorded only written syllables, he recognized the metrical importance of the unwritten silences (or instrument strums). He also hypothesizes "ideal structures" of pairs of alliterating words that encode cultural truths from centuries before and parallel modern theories of speech production and the brain. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Physical Description:	xiii, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	0826207227