1930 Alliterative Poetry in Middle English: The Dialectal and Metrical Survey

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First Edition, Folding Maps, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

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.