Alliterative Poetry in Middle English: The Dialectal and Metrical Survey

J. P. Oakden

Published by Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1930

About this Item

A scarce first edition of this detailed study of alliterative poetry in Middle English. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with folding map to the rear illustrating the dialect boundaries across Great Britain. Collated complete. A survey of Middle English poetry containing alliteration, exploring linguistic and literary techniques, with commentary on the themes of the time. Written by J. P. Oakden, a British scholar. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 868T8

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alliterative Poetry in Middle English: The Dialectal and Metrical Survey
• Publisher: Manchester University Press, Manchester
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry