Geoffrey Russom
Biographic Data
| ID | 544296 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geoffrey Russom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geoffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Russom |
| SIGNATURE | RUSSOM G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Metrical evidence for the evolution of English syntax
Kuhn (1933) proposed that the evolution of Germanic syntax began with a need to restore acceptable sentence rhythm after a shift to fixed initial stress. Kuhn found support for his hypothesis in ‘laws’ for word placement that applied in alliterative poetry but not in prose. Kuhn assumed that his laws were syntactic rules of Proto-Germanic maintained by conservative poets. Here I argue that Kuhn's Laws were rules of poetic meter that obscured basi…
The Word-Foot Theory of Old English Meter, Version II
To refine the word-foot theory, I have worked to incorporate statistical studies of related meters and recent developments in linguistics. The theory now provides explanations for how the meter arose, how it developed within Old Norse, Old English, Old Saxon, and Old High German, and how it evolved into the Middle English meter of poems like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.1 Here I return to the Old English (OE) period, this time with different e…
On the Difference between Rhythm and Meter in Poetry
Eduard Sievers sorted Old English verses with acceptable linguistic patterns into five categories called verse types. Taking the most compact realization of each type as basic, he defined type A as a falling rhythm with two trochaic feet, type B as a rising rhythm with two iambic feet, and type C as a rising-falling rhythm with an iambic foot followed by a trochaic foot.1 His types D and E employed monosyllabic feet with no inherent rhythm and tr…
The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry
In this fascinating study, Geoffrey Russom traces the evolution of the major English poetic traditions by reference to the evolution of the English language, and considers how verse forms are born, how they evolve, and why they die. Using a general theory of poetic form employing universal principles rooted in the human language faculty, Russom argues that certain kinds of poetry tend to arise spontaneously in languages with identifiable characte…
Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry
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…
Studies in the History of the English Language III
Studies in the History of the English Language III
The essays of this volume employ diverse strategies for conceptualizing the history of English as at once chaotic and yet amenable to circumscribed analyses that incorporate a broad view of language change. Several of the world's leading scholars of the English language contribute to the overall perspective that an elaboration of linguistic, cultural, and social contexts and a renewed emphasis on the concrete historical conditions of language cha…
Studies in the history of the English language III
Folk-Taxonomies in Early English . Earl R. Anderson
The evolution of Middle English alliterative meter
Text and Picture in Anglo-Saxon England
'Beowulf' and Old Germanic Metre
1. Introduction 2. The foot 3. The verse 4. Light feet and extra-metrical words 5. Metrical archaisms 6. Alliteration 7. Metrical subordination within the foot 8. Resolution 9. Word order and stress within the clause 10. Old Saxon alliterative verse 11. Hildebrandslied 12. Conclusions.
Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre
The Composition of Old English Poetry. H. Momma
Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre
This 1998 book is a clear and accessible account of early Germanic alliterative verse which explains how such verse was treated by the Beowulf poet. There are differences of poetic style between Beowulf and the otherwise similar verse of ancient Scandinavia and continental Europe. Such distinctions have intrigued scholars for over a century, but Russom is the first to provide a systematic explanation of Old English, Old Norse, Old Saxon, and Old …
"The Metrical Organization of "Beowulf
The Singer of Tales in Performance.John Miles Foley
Nominalkomposita im Frühmittelenglischen mit Ausblicken auf die Geschichte der englischen Nominalkomposition. Hans Sauer
Kendall, Calvin B. The Metrical Grammar of Beowulf
(1992). KENDALL, Calvin B. The Metrical Grammar of Beowulf. ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews: Vol. 5, Renaissance Studies, pp. 165-168
Migration and Mythmaking in Anglo-Saxon England. Nicholas Howe
Shamanism and Old English Poetry. Stephen O. Glosecki
Old English Meter and Linguistic Theory
Preface Introduction 1. The foot 2. The verse 3. Light feet and extrametrical words 4. Interpretation of ambiguous linguistic material 5. Relative frequency and metrical complexity 6. Hypermetrical verses 7. Alliteration 8. Metrical subordination within the foot 9. Words of classes B and C 10. Rules and exceptions 11. Overview Appendix: rule summary Notes Works cited Beowulf verses of special interest Index
Interplay of Theory and Method
The "Prose Solomon and Saturn" and "Adrian and Ritheus" . James E. Cross , Thomas D. Hill
A Germanic Concept of Nobility in the Gifts of Men and Beowulf
Guthlac of Croyland
The "Prose Solomon and Saturn" and "Adrian and Ritheus" . James E. Cross , Thomas D. Hill
Old English Meter and Linguistic Theory
Preface Introduction 1. The foot 2. The verse 3. Light feet and extrametrical words 4. Interpretation of ambiguous linguistic material 5. Relative frequency and metrical complexity 6. Hypermetrical verses 7. Alliteration 8. Metrical subordination within the foot 9. Words of classes B and C 10. Rules and exceptions 11. Overview Appendix: rule summary Notes Works cited Beowulf verses of special interest Index
Interplay of Theory and Method
Migration and Mythmaking in Anglo-Saxon England. Nicholas Howe
Shamanism and Old English Poetry. Stephen O. Glosecki
Kendall, Calvin B. The Metrical Grammar of Beowulf
(1992). KENDALL, Calvin B. The Metrical Grammar of Beowulf. ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews: Vol. 5, Renaissance Studies, pp. 165-168
Nominalkomposita im Frühmittelenglischen mit Ausblicken auf die Geschichte der englischen Nominalkomposition. Hans Sauer
The Singer of Tales in Performance.John Miles Foley
Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre
This 1998 book is a clear and accessible account of early Germanic alliterative verse which explains how such verse was treated by the Beowulf poet. There are differences of poetic style between Beowulf and the otherwise similar verse of ancient Scandinavia and continental Europe. Such distinctions have intrigued scholars for over a century, but Russom is the first to provide a systematic explanation of Old English, Old Norse, Old Saxon, and Old …
"The Metrical Organization of "Beowulf
'Beowulf' and Old Germanic Metre
1. Introduction 2. The foot 3. The verse 4. Light feet and extra-metrical words 5. Metrical archaisms 6. Alliteration 7. Metrical subordination within the foot 8. Resolution 9. Word order and stress within the clause 10. Old Saxon alliterative verse 11. Hildebrandslied 12. Conclusions.
Beowulf and Old Germanic Metre
The Composition of Old English Poetry. H. Momma
Text and Picture in Anglo-Saxon England
The evolution of Middle English alliterative meter
Folk-Taxonomies in Early English . Earl R. Anderson
Studies in the History of the English Language III
The essays of this volume employ diverse strategies for conceptualizing the history of English as at once chaotic and yet amenable to circumscribed analyses that incorporate a broad view of language change. Several of the world's leading scholars of the English language contribute to the overall perspective that an elaboration of linguistic, cultural, and social contexts and a renewed emphasis on the concrete historical conditions of language cha…
Studies in the history of the English language III
Studies in the History of the English Language III
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…
The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry
In this fascinating study, Geoffrey Russom traces the evolution of the major English poetic traditions by reference to the evolution of the English language, and considers how verse forms are born, how they evolve, and why they die. Using a general theory of poetic form employing universal principles rooted in the human language faculty, Russom argues that certain kinds of poetry tend to arise spontaneously in languages with identifiable characte…
Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry
Metrical evidence for the evolution of English syntax
Kuhn (1933) proposed that the evolution of Germanic syntax began with a need to restore acceptable sentence rhythm after a shift to fixed initial stress. Kuhn found support for his hypothesis in ‘laws’ for word placement that applied in alliterative poetry but not in prose. Kuhn assumed that his laws were syntactic rules of Proto-Germanic maintained by conservative poets. Here I argue that Kuhn's Laws were rules of poetic meter that obscured basi…
History (18 works) · Art (16 works) · Medieval Literature and History (14 works) · Linguistics and language evolution (12 works) · Literature (12 works) · Classics (11 works) · Linguistics (10 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Poetry (10 works) · Classics (8 works)