The Scansion of Classical Old English Verse is the first published complete metrical analysis of all poems in The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, Volumes I-IV. This detailed index and database offers a strong quantitative foundation for scholarship. It includes statistical tables, allowing scholars and students to conduct precise quantitative and qualitative assessments of metrical types and stylistic features. As a research tool, this volume facilitates statistical exploration of Old English poetic forms. It presents insights into metrical preferences and the verse's intricate artistry. Useful for specialists in Old English language and literature, this work contributes to our comprehension of Old English poetic craft.
Dedication - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Index of Scansion -
Statistical Tables - Index of Hypermetric Verses - Index of On-verses with
Anacrusis - Index of Off-verses with Anacrusis
Rafael J. Pascual is a specialist in Old and Middle English language and literature. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Granada in 2014, and he currently holds a Ramón y Cajal Fellowship there. He also serves as an Associate Researcher at the Faculty of English, Oxford. His academic career includes lecturing at several Oxford colleges and conducting postdoctoral research at Harvard University.
