Janie Steen: 1 book
Verse and Virtuosity
The Adaptation of Latin Rhetoric in Old English Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2008
While there is little evidence of formal rhetorical instruction in Anglo-Saxon England, traditional Old English poetry clearly shows the influence of Latin rhetoric. Verse and Virtuosity demonstrates how Old English poets imitated and adapted the methods of Latin literature, and, in particular, the...
