Following the Formula in Beowulf, Örvar-Odds Saga, and Tolkien

by Michael Fox

Book Overview

1. Chapter 1: Beowulf and Formula

1.1 Formula and Formulaic System

1.2 Action-Pattern, Theme, Type-Scene, Motif

1.3 Structural Repetition

1.4 Story-Pattern, Tale-type

1.5 Conclusion

2. Chapter 2: The Half-Line Formula: weox under wolcnum (8a)

2.1 The Critical Background

2.2 Reading weox under wolcnum (8a)

2.3 Old Saxon: uu?num undar uuolcnun

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030481360
• ISBN13: 9783030481360
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"