The Composite Nature of <i>Andreas</i>
Scholars of the Old English poem <i>Andreas</i> have long debated its dating and authorship, as the poem shares affinities both with <i>Beowulf</i> and the signed poems of Cynewulf. Although this debate hinges on poetic style and other internal evidence, the stylistic uniform...
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| description | Scholars of the Old English poem <i>Andreas</i> have long debated its dating and authorship, as the poem shares affinities both with <i>Beowulf</i> and the signed poems of Cynewulf. Although this debate hinges on poetic style and other internal evidence, the stylistic uniformity of <i>Andreas</i> has not been suitably demonstrated. This paper investigates this question by examining the distribution of oral-formulaic data within the poem, which is then correlated to word frequency and orthographic profiles generated with lexomic techniques. The analysis identifies an earlier version of the poem, which has been expanded by a later poet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78ee7dfad75449ffbc1db4010f1d08272022-12-21T19:02:24ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872019-07-018313010.3390/h8030130h8030130The Composite Nature of <i>Andreas</i>David Maddock0Department of Language and Literature, Signum University, Nashua, NH 03063, USAScholars of the Old English poem <i>Andreas</i> have long debated its dating and authorship, as the poem shares affinities both with <i>Beowulf</i> and the signed poems of Cynewulf. Although this debate hinges on poetic style and other internal evidence, the stylistic uniformity of <i>Andreas</i> has not been suitably demonstrated. This paper investigates this question by examining the distribution of oral-formulaic data within the poem, which is then correlated to word frequency and orthographic profiles generated with lexomic techniques. The analysis identifies an earlier version of the poem, which has been expanded by a later poet.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/3/130Anglo-Saxon literatureOld English languagephilologydigital humanitiesmedieval studies<i>Andreas</i>Cynewulf<i>Beowulf</i>lexomics |
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| title | The Composite Nature of <i>Andreas</i> |
| title_full | The Composite Nature of <i>Andreas</i> |
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| title_short | The Composite Nature of <i>Andreas</i> |
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| topic | Anglo-Saxon literature Old English language philology digital humanities medieval studies <i>Andreas</i> Cynewulf <i>Beowulf</i> lexomics |
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