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‘Hwǣr is wuldor ϸīn?’: Traditional Poetic Diction and the Alien Text in the Old English Andreas

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The Old English poem Andreas has traditionally been considered inferior to other texts such as Beowulf, owing to its apparent borrowing of phraseology. This paper argues that verbal parallels are… Click to show full abstract

The Old English poem Andreas has traditionally been considered inferior to other texts such as Beowulf, owing to its apparent borrowing of phraseology. This paper argues that verbal parallels are p...

Keywords: diction alien; old english; poetic diction; alien text; wuldor traditional; traditional poetic

Journal Title: Peritia
Year Published: 2017

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