Metrical systems of Celtic traditions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22303003
AutoresDavid Stifter (0000-0001-5634-9912, Trinity College Dublin, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen69
Número1
Páginas38-94
Fecha de publicación2016-03-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNOWELE. North-Western European Language Evolution (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0108-8416 • E-ISSN: 2212-9715
EditorialJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/nowele.69.1.02sti
OpenAlexW2298959753
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas18

On the basis of fragmentary evidence from the ancient Celtic languages (e.g., Gaulish), but especially from the rich poetic heritage of the medieval Insular Celtic languages (e.g., Old Irish, Middle Welsh), the poetic terminology reconstructable for Common Celtic is presented. The possible metrical remains from ancient Celtic are reviewed and an attempt is made to identify their principles of versification. The characteristics of the medieval Irish and medieval British systems of versification are described. Finally, the question of the genetic relationship of ancient and medieval Celtic versification is discussed, and the possible relationship of Celtic with neighbouring Germanic, especially medieval Scandinavian, traditions is briefly reviewed

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Celtic languages · Irish · Linguistics · Literature · Middle Ages · Poetry · Terminology · Welsh · Classics · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy