Ræd and Frofer: Christian Poetics in the Old English Froferboc Meters - Couverture souple

Lenz, Karmen

 
9789042035539: Ræd and Frofer: Christian Poetics in the Old English Froferboc Meters
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9042035536 ISBN 13 : 9789042035539
Editeur : Rodopi, 2012

Synopsis

This study is the first concentrated investigation of the Old English Book of Consolation Meters, associated with King Alfreds court. These Alfredian poems, which have long been neglected, recapture poetic ideas from their Latin model, Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiae. This volume examines the Meters as poetic responses to the prose passages of the Froferboc. The poetry provides allusive commentary on the prose as it echoes poetic ideas in Boethius poetry. It is the first study to benefit from the recent edition of the Froferboc, the first printed edition to restore the prosimetrum format presented in the earliest manuscript.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This study is the first concentrated investigation of the Old English Book of Consolation Meters, associated with King Alfreds court. These Alfredian poems, which have long been neglected, recapture poetic ideas from their Latin model, Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiae. This volume examines the Meters as poetic responses to the prose passages of the Froferboc. The poetry provides allusive commentary on the prose as it echoes poetic ideas in Boethius poetry. It is the first study to benefit from the recent edition of the Froferboc, the first printed edition to restore the prosimetrum format presented in the earliest manuscript.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Rodopi
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9042035536
ISBN 13 
9789042035539
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
143
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible