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Vol. 79:2 (2026) ► pp.231–237

Book review

Geoffrey Russom. The Syntax of Beowulf: Word Order, Poetic Meter, and Formulaic Technique in the Old English Verse Clause. London: Uppsala Books, 2025. 424 pp. ISBN 9781961361232

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 | Aoyama Gakuin University
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