Dennis Cronan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1647819 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis Cronan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis |
| FAMILY NAME | Cronan |
| SIGNATURE | CRONAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Reno |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2971-6929 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Narrative Disjunctions in Beowulf
Beowulf includes numerous narrative discontinuities. These disjunctions enable the relatively short poem to possess the scope and breadth of an epic. The most obvious of these disjunctions is the abrupt transition between part I of the poem, Beowulf’s youthful deeds, and part II, his heroic death tale. This break, the only disjunction that calls attention to itself, signals a change of genre. Other discontinuities are more subtle, and some can es…
Hroðgar and the Gylden Hilt in Beowulf
The account of the destruction of the giants in the flood presented in lines 1689b–93 of Beowulf is probably the commentary of the narrator and not part of the inscription on the hilt. It is addressed to the audience, and it completes our understanding of the significance of Beowulf's victory beneath the mere. Hroðgar's extended gaze at the hilt before he begins his speech is a sign that he is also reaching toward a new understanding of the eoten…
Old English Philology
Essays bringing out the crucial importance of philology for understanding Old English texts. Robert D. Fulk is arguably the greatest Old English philologist to emerge during the twentieth century; his corpus of scholarship has fundamentally shaped contemporary understanding of many aspects of Anglo-Saxon literary historyand English historical linguistics. This volume, in his honour, brings together essays which engage with his work and advance hi…
Cædmon's Hymn
In his Historia Ecclesiastica Bede devotes two successive chapters of book 4, chapters 23 and 24, to Hild and to Cædmon. A comparison of these two chapters reveals a series of thematic and motivic parallels that demonstrate a close connection between these two key figures from the monastery of Whitby. But despite these connections and the obvious importance of Hild to the inspiration and poetic career of Cædmon, she herself is never named in chap…
Cædmon and Hesiod
Poetic words, conservatism and the dating of Old English poetry
Although the lexicon has frequently been used in discussions of the dating of Old English poetry, little attention has been paid to the evidence that poetic simplexes offer. One exception is an article by R. J. Menner, who noted that Beowulf and Genesis A share three poetic words, apart from compounds, that are not found elsewhere: freme ‘good, valiant’, gombe ‘tribute’, and secg ‘sword’. Menner used these words as part of an argument for an earl…
Poetic Meanings in the Old English Poetic Vocabulary
(2003). Poetic Meanings in the Old English Poetic Vocabulary. English Studies: Vol. 84, No. 5, pp. 397-425
The Origin of Ancient strife in Beowulf
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Alliterative rank in Old English poetry
Cædmon and Hesiod
Poetic words, conservatism and the dating of Old English poetry
Although the lexicon has frequently been used in discussions of the dating of Old English poetry, little attention has been paid to the evidence that poetic simplexes offer. One exception is an article by R. J. Menner, who noted that Beowulf and Genesis A share three poetic words, apart from compounds, that are not found elsewhere: freme ‘good, valiant’, gombe ‘tribute’, and secg ‘sword’. Menner used these words as part of an argument for an earl…
Poetic Meanings in the Old English Poetic Vocabulary
(2003). Poetic Meanings in the Old English Poetic Vocabulary. English Studies: Vol. 84, No. 5, pp. 397-425
Alliterative rank in Old English poetry
The Origin of Ancient strife in Beowulf
Preview this article: The Origin of Ancient strife in Beowulf, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/nowele.31-32.06cro-1.gif
Poetic Meanings in the Old English Poetic Vocabulary
(2003). Poetic Meanings in the Old English Poetic Vocabulary. English Studies: Vol. 84, No. 5, pp. 397-425
Poetic words, conservatism and the dating of Old English poetry
Although the lexicon has frequently been used in discussions of the dating of Old English poetry, little attention has been paid to the evidence that poetic simplexes offer. One exception is an article by R. J. Menner, who noted that Beowulf and Genesis A share three poetic words, apart from compounds, that are not found elsewhere: freme ‘good, valiant’, gombe ‘tribute’, and secg ‘sword’. Menner used these words as part of an argument for an earl…
Cædmon and Hesiod
Cædmon's Hymn
In his Historia Ecclesiastica Bede devotes two successive chapters of book 4, chapters 23 and 24, to Hild and to Cædmon. A comparison of these two chapters reveals a series of thematic and motivic parallels that demonstrate a close connection between these two key figures from the monastery of Whitby. But despite these connections and the obvious importance of Hild to the inspiration and poetic career of Cædmon, she herself is never named in chap…
Old English Philology
Essays bringing out the crucial importance of philology for understanding Old English texts. Robert D. Fulk is arguably the greatest Old English philologist to emerge during the twentieth century; his corpus of scholarship has fundamentally shaped contemporary understanding of many aspects of Anglo-Saxon literary historyand English historical linguistics. This volume, in his honour, brings together essays which engage with his work and advance hi…
Hroðgar and the Gylden Hilt in Beowulf
The account of the destruction of the giants in the flood presented in lines 1689b–93 of Beowulf is probably the commentary of the narrator and not part of the inscription on the hilt. It is addressed to the audience, and it completes our understanding of the significance of Beowulf's victory beneath the mere. Hroðgar's extended gaze at the hilt before he begins his speech is a sign that he is also reaching toward a new understanding of the eoten…
Narrative Disjunctions in Beowulf
Beowulf includes numerous narrative discontinuities. These disjunctions enable the relatively short poem to possess the scope and breadth of an epic. The most obvious of these disjunctions is the abrupt transition between part I of the poem, Beowulf’s youthful deeds, and part II, his heroic death tale. This break, the only disjunction that calls attention to itself, signals a change of genre. Other discontinuities are more subtle, and some can es…
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