This is a clear and accessible account of early Germanic alliterative verse which explains how such verse was treated by the Beowulf poet There are differences of poetic style between Beowulf and the otherwise similar verse of ancient Scandinavia and continental Europe Such distinctions have intrigued scholars for over a century, but Russom ожцлу is the first to provide a systematic explanation of Old English, Old Norse, Old Saxon and Old High German alliterative metres Russom's results should interest scholars of Old English and related Germanic languages, as well as linguists and those concerned with poetic metre.  Каждый человек,2009 г Мягкая обложка, 247 стр ISBN 0521093090.