Ring Composition and the Digressions of Exodus: The 'Legacy' of the 'Remnant'

Ring composition is a classical structuring device that has been recognized often in "Beowulf," but never in "Exodus." Portnoy offers a new reading of the poem by describing an extensive and elegant example in it of classical ring composition, a structure that typically transform...

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Published inEnglish studies Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 289 - 307
Main Author Portnoy, Phyllis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lisse Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2001
Swets & Zeitlinger bv
Subjects
Composition
Literary criticism
Literature
Poetry
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Summary:Ring composition is a classical structuring device that has been recognized often in "Beowulf," but never in "Exodus." Portnoy offers a new reading of the poem by describing an extensive and elegant example in it of classical ring composition, a structure that typically transforms digressions into rhetorical set-pieces.
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ISSN:0013-838X
1744-4217
DOI:10.1076/enst.82.4.289.9584