Dieses Buch ist eine umfassende Untersuchung der Metrik und Poetik der Altenglischen Dichtung. Es nutzt das Gedicht 'The Owl and the Nightingale' als Fallstudie, um die Techniken und Traditionen der alten Dichtung zu untersuchen. Es ist ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Forschung im Bereich der Literaturwissenschaften und der altenglischen Literatur.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the \"public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.