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... Strophe of Sir Tristrem . King Alexander . Richard Cœur de Lion . Arthurian Saga . Romance of Arthur and Merlin . Saga of Charlemagne . Song of Ro- land . Sire Otuel . Charlemagne and Roland . National Saga . Guy of Warwick . Bevis of ...
... Strophe of Sir Tristrem . King Alexander . Richard Cœur de Lion . Arthurian Saga . Romance of Arthur and Merlin . Saga of Charlemagne . Song of Ro- land . Sire Otuel . Charlemagne and Roland . National Saga . Guy of Warwick . Bevis of ...
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... strophes , and it was doubtless ar- ranged for delivery by a chorus , certainly for the coöpera- tion of one . The recital was rich in metaphors , similes , and poetical turns of expression ; but even in the narrative parts , it lacked ...
... strophes , and it was doubtless ar- ranged for delivery by a chorus , certainly for the coöpera- tion of one . The recital was rich in metaphors , similes , and poetical turns of expression ; but even in the narrative parts , it lacked ...
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... strophes of six lines or less . Each strophe has the following refrain : pas ofereode , pisses swâ mag . No relation to the hero - saga is discoverable in the remain- ing monuments of the Old English lyric ; and there proba- bly existed ...
... strophes of six lines or less . Each strophe has the following refrain : pas ofereode , pisses swâ mag . No relation to the hero - saga is discoverable in the remain- ing monuments of the Old English lyric ; and there proba- bly existed ...
Page 65
... strophe consisting of from two to five , but usu- ally of three , long lines . If there are unmistakable traces of Christian influence in this poem , yet plain tokens of the national myth are not absent , though they appear in the form ...
... strophe consisting of from two to five , but usu- ally of three , long lines . If there are unmistakable traces of Christian influence in this poem , yet plain tokens of the national myth are not absent , though they appear in the form ...
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... strophe , at whose close the sentence usually ends ; a minor pause parts the two halves of the strophe . How Not less than rhythm and metre , the poetical language of the Poema morale diverges from the ancient manner . much less does it ...
... strophe , at whose close the sentence usually ends ; a minor pause parts the two halves of the strophe . How Not less than rhythm and metre , the poetical language of the Poema morale diverges from the ancient manner . much less does it ...
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Aelfred Aelfred's Aelfric Aldhelm alliteration alliterative ancient Anglo-Norman Annals appears battle Beda beginning belong Beowa Beowulf bishop Byrhtnoth Caedmon cæsura Charlemagne chiefly Christ Christian chronicle church close culture Cursor mundi Cynewulf death diction ecclesiastical elements England epic epoch epos especially fabliau feeling French Gawayne Genesis German Hampole Hence Henry Henry III hero holy homilies influence king knight land language later Latin learned legend less lines literature lives lord lyrical manner material ment metre monk narrative Norman Northumbrian Old English original passages perhaps period Piers Plowman poem Poesie poet poetical poetry popular prose reign religious rhyme Richard romance saga saints Saxon seems short couplets song Song of Roland spirit story strophe strophic form style Teutonic thee thegns theme thirteenth century thou tion tone tradition translation twelfth century verse Widsith William words writings
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