 | Verse and Virtuosity: The Adaptation of Latin Rhetoric in Old English Poetry Subjects: English poetry -- Old English ca. 450–1100 -- Roman influences; English poetry -- Old English ca. 450–1100 -- History and criticism; With its wide-ranging discussion of texts and rhetorical figures, this book can serve as an introduction to Old English poetic composition and style. Verse and Virtuosity, will be of considerable interest to Anglo-Saxonists, linguists, and those studying rhetorical traditions. Steen Janie : Janie Steen received her PhD from the University of Cambridge, and has taught at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and Leiden University. |
