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Seiichi Suzuki (1996)
The Metrical Organization of Beowulf: Prototype and Isomorphism
G. Murphy (1989)
The Saxon Savior: The Germanic Transformation of the Gospel in the Ninth-Century Heliand
Aaron Wright, G. Murphy (1993)
The Heliand: The Saxon GospelGerman Studies Review, 16
Fr. Klaeber (1969)
Beowulf, and The fight at Finnsburh
In the Heliand, type E (/ / × /) shows a graded preference for the b-verse according to the composition of its first three positions. In Beowulf, by contrast, the same metrical type occurs with consistent preference for the b-verse. This paper claims that the gradation of type E unique to the Heliand arose as a consequence of the reorganization of the first drop of type A, whereby the traditional binary categorization of the normal and heavy drops was replaced by a single prototype-based graded category, as demonstrated in Suzuki 2000.
American Journal of Germanic Linguistics and Literatures – Cambridge University Press
Published: Dec 5, 2008
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