Visible Song: Transitional Literacy in Old English Verse

by Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe

Book Overview

For many years there has been lively debate about the 'orality' or 'literacy' of Old English verse: about whether the Old English verse which has come down to us is primarily the product of oral composition or primarily written, insofar as it is transmitted only in manuscript. The present book throws light on this question by drawing our attention to a largely unexplored body of evidence, namely the graphic realization of Old English verse in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521032644
• ISBN13: 9780521032643
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"