Nelson Goering
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Nelson Goering deposited Atlakviða, reversal, and theories of Germanic alliterative metre in the group
Old English / Early Medieval England on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThe Norse poem Atlakviða shows an irregular metre which is difficult to classify. This makes it a useful test case for comparing the explanatory abilities of two major theoretical frameworks of Germanic alliterative verse: the positional theory and the word-foot theory. I argue that the word-foot theory is more successful, especially in deriving…[Read more]
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Nelson Goering deposited Atlakviða, reversal, and theories of Germanic alliterative metre in the group
Early Medieval on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThe Norse poem Atlakviða shows an irregular metre which is difficult to classify. This makes it a useful test case for comparing the explanatory abilities of two major theoretical frameworks of Germanic alliterative verse: the positional theory and the word-foot theory. I argue that the word-foot theory is more successful, especially in deriving…[Read more]
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Nelson Goering's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
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Nelson Goering deposited Atlakviða, reversal, and theories of Germanic alliterative metre on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
The Norse poem Atlakviða shows an irregular metre which is difficult to classify. This makes it a useful test case for comparing the explanatory abilities of two major theoretical frameworks of Germanic alliterative verse: the positional theory and the word-foot theory. I argue that the word-foot theory is more successful, especially in deriving…[Read more]
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Nelson Goering deposited Old Mercian: From Beowulf to Tolkien’s Rohan in the group
Old English / Early Medieval England on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoAn overview of the dialect of Old English used by Tolkien to represent the language of Rohan. I argue that Tolkien chose the dialect represented by the early glossaries in Old Mercian, especially the eighth-century Corpus Glossary, as representatives of the kind of Old English he thought Beowulf was originally composed in.
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Nelson Goering deposited Old Mercian: From Beowulf to Tolkien’s Rohan in the group
Medieval English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoAn overview of the dialect of Old English used by Tolkien to represent the language of Rohan. I argue that Tolkien chose the dialect represented by the early glossaries in Old Mercian, especially the eighth-century Corpus Glossary, as representatives of the kind of Old English he thought Beowulf was originally composed in.
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Nelson Goering deposited Old Mercian: From Beowulf to Tolkien’s Rohan on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
An overview of the dialect of Old English used by Tolkien to represent the language of Rohan. I argue that Tolkien chose the dialect represented by the early glossaries in Old Mercian, especially the eighth-century Corpus Glossary, as representatives of the kind of Old English he thought Beowulf was originally composed in.
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Nelson Goering's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months ago
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Nelson Goering deposited Review of Philip A. Shaw, Names and Naming in “Beowulf”: Studies in Heroic Narrative Tradition. on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months ago
Book reviewed: Philip A. Shaw, Names and Naming in “Beowulf”: Studies in Heroic Narrative Tradition. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. Pp. xii, 220; color and black-and-white figures. $115. ISBN: 978-1-3501-4576-4.
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Nelson Goering deposited Metre in Old Saxon and Old High German in the group
Old English / Early Medieval England on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoSchematic (bullet-point) overview of Old Saxon and Old High German metre, with a particular emphasis on alliterative verse. My goal is to sketch out the main features of the metre, especially in comparison with Old English, rather than to delve into theoretical fundamentals (though an appendix touching on that topic is included). I also append a…[Read more]
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Nelson Goering deposited Metre in Old Saxon and Old High German in the group
Medieval English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoSchematic (bullet-point) overview of Old Saxon and Old High German metre, with a particular emphasis on alliterative verse. My goal is to sketch out the main features of the metre, especially in comparison with Old English, rather than to delve into theoretical fundamentals (though an appendix touching on that topic is included). I also append a…[Read more]
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Nelson Goering deposited Old English Metre in the group
Old English / Early Medieval England on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoAn overview of the main features of Old English metre, including a comparison of theories for the basic operation of the metrical system.
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Nelson Goering deposited Metre in Old Saxon and Old High German on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months ago
Schematic (bullet-point) overview of Old Saxon and Old High German metre, with a particular emphasis on alliterative verse. My goal is to sketch out the main features of the metre, especially in comparison with Old English, rather than to delve into theoretical fundamentals (though an appendix touching on that topic is included). I also append a…[Read more]
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An overview of the main features of Old English metre, including a comparison of theories for the basic operation of the metrical system.
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Nelson Goering deposited Review of Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon in the group
Old English / Early Medieval England on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoReview of Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon, by Megan E. Hartman, Berlin/Boston, Walter de Gruyter, 2020, pp. XII + 213, £83.00, ISBN: 978-1-5015-1832-4
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Nelson Goering deposited Review of Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon in the group
Medieval English Literature on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoReview of Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon, by Megan E. Hartman, Berlin/Boston, Walter de Gruyter, 2020, pp. XII + 213, £83.00, ISBN: 978-1-5015-1832-4
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Nelson Goering deposited Review of Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon in the group
Early Medieval on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoReview of Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon, by Megan E. Hartman, Berlin/Boston, Walter de Gruyter, 2020, pp. XII + 213, £83.00, ISBN: 978-1-5015-1832-4
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Nelson Goering deposited Review of Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months ago
Review of Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon, by Megan E. Hartman, Berlin/Boston, Walter de Gruyter, 2020, pp. XII + 213, £83.00, ISBN: 978-1-5015-1832-4
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