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Middle English poetic trend (c. 1350–1500)
The Alliterative Revival is a term adopted by literary historians to refer to the resurgence of poetry using the alliterative verse form in Middle English
Alliterative_Revival
Form of verse
Germanic-language alliterative verse. Unlike in other Germanic languages, where alliterative verse has largely fallen out of use (except for deliberate revivals, like
Alliterative_verse
14th-century Middle English chivalric romance
Green Knight is a Middle English late 14th-century chivalric romance in alliterative verse. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight
Fifteenth-century English poem
Sothsegger is an anonymous fifteenth-century alliterative English poem, written during the "Alliterative Revival." It is ostensibly an example of medieval
Mum_and_the_Sothsegger
Process of making Hebrew a lingua franca in Israel
The revival of the Hebrew language took place in Europe and the Southern Levant toward the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century, through
Revival of the Hebrew language
Revival_of_the_Hebrew_language
14th-century English poem
Publications. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Turville-Petre, Thorlac. The Alliterative Revival. Woodbridge: Brewer etc., 1977. pp. 126–129. ISBN 0-85991-019-9 Burrow
Pearl_(poem)
Middle English alliterative poem
Patience (Middle English: Pacience) is a Middle English alliterative poem written in the late 14th century. Its unknown author, designated the "Pearl Poet"
Patience_(poem)
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
2012. Wise, Dennis Wilson (2021). "Poul Anderson and the American Alliterative Revival". Extrapolation. 62 (2): 157–180. doi:10.3828/extr.2021.9. ISSN 0014-5483
Harald_Hardrada
1400s Middle English alliterative poem
Cleanness (Middle English: Clannesse) is a Middle English alliterative poem written in the late 14th century. Its unknown author, designated the Pearl
Cleanness
Pairing of two metrical schemes
Princeton University Press, 1993. 143. Turville-Petre, Thorlac. The Alliterative Revival. Boydell & Brewer, 1977. ISBN 9780859910194. p. 62-64. – via Google
Bob_and_wheel
Unknown medieval poet
the "Alliterative Revival" of which these works are a significant part, cannot be established with any precision. It is assumed that the revival began
Gawain_Poet
Middle English poem
composed in the alliterative manner popular in medieval English poetry, especially during the period known as the "alliterative revival", and is known
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(poem)
Fragmentary Middle English poem
in a four-stress unrhymed alliterative line, usually thought to be a late development, or perhaps revival, of the alliterative line used in Old English
Wynnere_and_Wastoure
literature, with particular interests in heroic poetry, romance and the Alliterative Revival. He also wrote a book on the Finnish Kalevala. His translations from
Jan_Čermák
Medieval alliterative poem
Pierce the Ploughman's Crede is a medieval alliterative poem of 855 lines, lampooning the four orders of friars. Surviving in two complete 16th-century
Pierce_the_Ploughman's_Crede
15th-century Middle English poem
) Alliterative Poetry of the Later Middle Ages: An Anthology, London: Routledge, 1989, pp. 148 – 157. Turville-Petre, T. The Alliterative Revival, Boydell
The_Three_Dead_Kings
Account of the life and exploits of Alexander the Great
lines written in alliterative verse. It was probably written between 1340 and 1370, soon before the beginning of the Alliterative Revival, of which it is
Alexander_Romance
English philologist
Publications Turville-Petre is author of the following books: • The Alliterative Revival Cambridge (1977) • (With M. Gelling) Studies in Honour of Kenneth
Thorlac_Turville-Petre
14th-century alliterative poem
St Erkenwald is a fourteenth-century alliterative poem in Middle English, perhaps composed in the late 1380s or early 1390s. It has sometimes been attributed
St._Erkenwald_(poem)
Class of poetic verse
of harping. — Beowulf: An Imitative Translation, lines 86-90 The Alliterative Revival (mainly of the 14th century) likely constituted a continuation (though
Heroic_verse
a residuum of insipidity... Turville-Petre, Thorlac (1977). The Alliterative Revival. Woodbridge: Brewer. pp. 126–129. ISBN 0-85991-019-9. Burrow, J.
1839_in_literature
British writer (born 1941)
English Studies IV (1974): 5–25 'Chaucer, Sir John Mandeville and the Alliterative Revival: An Hypothesis Concerning Relationships', in Modern Philology LXXII
Charles_Moseley_(writer)
English medieval literature scholar (1894 – 1953)
published 1929) 'Layamon and the Earliest Middle English Alliterative Verse' 'The Alliterative Revival' 'Chaucer's Love Visions, with particular reference
Dorothy_Everett
Old English epic poem
epic in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines, contained in the Nowell Codex. It is one of the most important
Beowulf
a shorter poem written in alliterative verse. At about the same time as Richard Rolle wrote this, an Alliterative Revival also began in English poetry
Alliteration_(Latin)
Rupert Hart-Davis. pp. 172–208. Turville-Petre, Thorlac (1977). The Alliterative Revival. Woodbridge: Brewer. pp. 126–129. ISBN 0-85991-019-9. Burrow, J.
1839_in_poetry
Arthurian legend character
Europe include both Gaynour and Waynour (Waynor[e]) in the English poems Alliterative Morte Arthure and The Awntyrs off Arthure, Genure (Gaynor) in the Stanzaic
Guinevere
Radio, television, and film series, mostly about LAPD detective Joe Friday
robbery (played by Carson). The details of the crime started with the alliterative "k" or "kl" consonant sound, such as "Claude Cooper, the kleptomaniac
Dragnet_(franchise)
Body of myths from Scandinavia
Originally composed and transmitted orally, skaldic poetry utilizes alliterative verse, kennings, and several metrical forms. The Prose Edda presents
Norse_mythology
Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii
architecture and prominent location on the wide sandy beach have earned it the alliterative nickname of "The Pink Palace of the Pacific". With the success of the
Royal_Hawaiian_Hotel
Baltic Finnic oral poetry and national epic
usually does not contain rhyming couplets, but is frequently heard in alliterative trochaic tetrameter, or Kalevala meter. Runic song is usually sung in
Runic_song
American television game show
she/he?" This expanded to the generalized question form "[adjective]-[alliterative-name] is SO [adjective]..." To this, the audience responded, "How [adjective]
Match_Game
Song from the 1950 musical Guys and Dolls
Thomas L. Riis wrote that "the number is filled with verbal dexterity, alliterative and assonantal rhymes at every possible point, and unexpected pollysyllabic
Adelaide's_Lament
Legendary king of the Britons
University Press). Alliterative Morte Arthure Archived 30 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine translated and retold in modern English alliterative prose, from
King_Arthur
Passion Hymns of Hallgrímur Pétursson; rímur, rhymed epic poems with alliterative verse that consist of two to four verses per stanza, popular until the
Icelandic_literature
Old Norse poet
composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry in alliterative verse, the other being Eddic poetry. Skaldic poems were traditionally
Skald
Legendary conflict
works are based fairly closely on Geoffrey, including the Middle English Alliterative Morte Arthure, written around 1400. The chronicle tradition typically
Battle_of_Camlann
composed in the late fifteenth century. It constituted a revival of Middle English alliterative verse, wherein the first and middle parts of each verse
The_Tale_of_Ralph_the_Collier
1485 reworking of existing tales about King Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
romances) and compiled them together with Middle English sources (the Alliterative Morte Arthure and the Stanzaic Morte Arthur) to create this text." Within
Le_Morte_d'Arthur
Hindu saint and yoga guru (1896–1982)
informal talks because of their conversational speed, and Bengali use of alliterative wordplay was often lost in translation. Before audio recording equipment
Anandamayi_Ma
American television series (1965–1968)
whose moral haughtiness and contrasting deceitfulness, along with his alliterative insults largely aimed at the Robot, were staple elements of each episode
Lost_in_Space
King of the English from 939 to 946
four are part of a group, dating mainly to Eadred's reign, called the 'alliterative charters'. They were drafted by a very learned scholar, almost certainly
Edmund_I
Body of medieval literature
in France, before fading away there too. The 19th-century Romanticist revival brought it back to the modern era primarily in the form of Malory's telling
Matter_of_Britain
Form of literature
regular meter. There are, however, traditions, such as Biblical poetry and alliterative verse, that use other means to create rhythm and euphony. Other traditions
Poetry
Cultural region of New York, US
by Ashkenazi Jewish and Slavic immigrants to the United States. The alliterative name was coined by Abel Green, editor of Variety starting in 1933, and
Borscht_Belt
Term from Scottish literature for a poet or bard
and it also perhaps marked something of a departure from the medieval alliterative or troubador traditions; but one characteristic of poetry by the Makars
Makar
American comedy-drama television series (2007–2009)
right angles to our own" and note "bizarre dialogue" and the use of alliterative and near-duplicate names of both characters (such as Deedee Duffield
Pushing_Daisies
British musician and sex offender (born 1944)
adopted the new stage name Gary Glitter, which he devised by playing alliteratively with letters of the alphabet, working backwards from Z. Other options
Gary_Glitter
Enchantress in the Arthurian legend
disappear from the work's narrative together. In the c. 1400 English poem Alliterative Morte Arthure, Morgan appears in Arthur's dream as Lady Fortune (that
Morgan_le_Fay
Poetry by poets from Ireland
Irish poetry was unrhymed, and has been described as follows: "It is alliterative syllabic verse, lyric in form and heroic in content, in praise of famous
Irish_poetry
British bolt-action rifle
4-based 7.62×51mm rifles for sale. The products were marketed under alliterative names e.g. Enfield Envoy, a rifle intended for civilian competition target
Lee–Enfield
American legal drama series (1957–1966)
ISBN 0-345-35610-1. Sullivan, Bill with Robertson, Ed. The Case of the Alliterative Attorney, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2015, p. 571. Browning
Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series)
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Vercelli Book — an Old English manuscript which includes the celebrated alliterative poem The Dream of the Rood. The civil archives are not less important
Vercelli
early runic formula words such as these remains uncertain, however. The alliterative words lín ('flax, line' or 'linen') and laukr ('leek') are linked are
Leeks_in_Germanic_paganism
King of the English from 927 to 939
invocation with its appended clauses, opening with pompous and partly alliterative words, will proceed amongst a blaze of verbal fireworks throughout twenty
Æthelstan
American writer and illustrator (1925–2000)
alongside comedy writer Matt Cohen who applies Gorey's iconic poetically alliterative narrative framework as a commentary on gun violence and school shootings
Edward_Gorey
Form of Icelandic epic poetry
Pompilius. Rímur, as the name suggests, rhyme, but like older Germanic alliterative verse, they also contain structural alliteration. They are stanzaic;
Rímur
King of England from 955 to 959
charters, and the other with Cenwald, Bishop of Worcester, called the alliterative charters. Almost all charters of Eadwig's reign are mainstream. There
Eadwig
Comic book character
similarly reinvented Captain Marvel. Freddie Freeman became the similarly alliterative Dicky Dauntless; however Dauntless did not retain Freeman's injuries
Young_Miracleman
Type of poetic stress pattern
Old English poetry written in a special form of accentual verse termed alliterative verse, of which Beowulf is a notable example. Anglo-Saxon poetry generally
Accentual_verse
Annual series of plays in 14th–16th century York, England
Butchers – Mortification of Christ; Burial They are all written in vigorous alliterative verse as are other plays in the cycle. The distinctive feature, apart
York_Mystery_Plays
2018 American fantasy drama television series
family name from Halliwell to Vera; and having all three of the sisters' alliterative names begin with 'M' instead of 'P'. Additionally, the reboot has a more
Charmed_(2018_TV_series)
American sketch comedy television series (1968–73)
writing paying more attention to the lines said by each player, using alliterative tongue-twisters ("That's a fine-looking Farkel flinger you found there
Rowan_&_Martin's_Laugh-In
Island country in the Atlantic Ocean
followed by harmoniums. Other vital traditions of Icelandic music are epic, alliterative, and rhyming ballads called rímur. Rímur are epic tales, usually a cappella
Iceland
Music genre
was known as both a writer and singer of rímur, a traditional form of alliterative poetry or songs. He can be seen performing in this style in the documentary
Modern_pagan_music
1851 novel by Herman Melville
"nautical, biblical, Homeric, Shakespearean, Miltonic, cetological, alliterative, fanciful, colloquial, archaic and unceasingly allusive". Melville stretches
Moby-Dick
Heroic outlaw in English folklore
bandits. The first clear reference to "rhymes of Robin Hood" is from the alliterative poem Piers Plowman, thought to have been composed in the 1370s, followed
Robin_Hood
10th-century book of Anglo-Saxon poetry
Exeter Book, there are over ninety riddles, written in the conventional alliterative style of Old English poetry. Their topics, which range from the religious
Exeter_Book
7th-century Bishop of London and saint
sister and the abbess of Barking Abbey. Erkenwald was the subject of the alliterative St Erkenwald Poem, written in the 14th century by a poet from the
Earconwald
British adult comic magazine
(thus making him "daft"). The one-off strips often have ludicrously alliterative and/or rhyming titles, for example: "Reverend Milo's Lino Rhino", "Max's
Viz_(comics)
Literature in the languages of the Nordic countries of Northern Europe
of those contain allusions to Norse mythology and even short poems in alliterative verse. The best known example is the elaborate Rök runestone (ca. 800)
Scandinavian_literature
English playwright, director and performer
plays, in particular, SWARD!, The Hound of the Baskervilles and the alliterative script of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, are written partly or wholly
Simon_Corble
Genre of poetry
Heliand, an epic poem which retells the life of Jesus Christ in Old Saxon, alliterative verse, and like the story of a Pre-Christian Germanic tribal leader.
Christian_poetry
Literature written in or related to the United Kingdom
allegorical narrative poem by William Langland. It is written in unrhymed alliterative verse divided into sections called "passūs" (Latin for "steps"). Piers
British_literature
Aspect of musical history
this he was also inspired by the Nordic Eddas, from which he took the alliterative verse stabreim. The tetralogy took him twenty-six years of work, and
History_of_opera
18th-century English poet
miscellany in the shape of an "Ode to Horror: In the Allegoric Descriptive, Alliterative, Epithetical, Fantastic, Hyperbolical, and Diabolical Style". Rumour
William_Collins_(poet)
Act of thinking, discussing, and writing about architecture
Artistically Considered of 1896. In this essay, Sullivan penned his famous alliterative adage "form ever follows function"; a phrase that was to be later adopted
Architectural_theory
Unknown scribe who drafted charters for King Æthelstan of England
assembly, apart from a group in the 940s and early 950s known as the "alliterative" charters. In 935 a new simplified format was introduced by other scribes
Æthelstan_A
known book in English Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy and an alliterative verse version, the Metres of Boethius Blostman ("Blooms"), an anthology
Early_medieval_literature
Middle English ballad
courtly romances (such as the Arthurian romances) with the Old English alliterative traditional poetry to form a new genre of English metrical narrative
A_Gest_of_Robyn_Hode
Literature written in the English language
poem, written in unrhymed alliterative verse. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English alliterative romance. It is one of the
English_literature
Traditional religion of Germanic peoples
of literature are calls for death. In Old Norse, a specific meter of alliterative verse was used (galdralag) and some pre-Christian charms have survived
Germanic_paganism
Anglo-Saxon name of Peterborough, England
mentor to Guthlac. Given his connection with Breedon, and his similarly alliterative name, he may himself have been from Medeshamstede, and would naturally
Medeshamstede
By identifying with the entire state instead of the city, the name's alliterative quality was lost. However, the team officially adopted the Miami Marlins
History of baseball team nicknames
History_of_baseball_team_nicknames
Business Companion". www.businesscompanion.info. Perhaps advertised alliteratively as a 'pie and a pint'. CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2017 "Pubs in danger: Six
Culture_of_England
one notable exception (Rhyming Poem), Anglo-Saxon poetry depends on alliterative verse for its structure and any rhyme included is merely ornamental.
English_poetry
16th-century English poet and politician
also involved a more fluid mastery of iambic English poetry than the alliterative Native Style: Googe's tonic accents are heavy, the unaccents light; the
Barnabe_Googe
Collection of character sketches
alliteration abound. The poet and essayist Robert Southey, for example, is alliteratively described as "practical", "pointed", and "pert", with the "p" sounds
The_Spirit_of_the_Age
Early culture of the Germanic peoples
followed a distinct poetic form. A significant characteristic is the alliterative verse. Riddles figure prominently in both Anglo-Saxon and early Scandinavian
Early_Germanic_culture
Emotional devotion to the humanity of Jesus
Saxon historical epic poem, the Heliand ("Savior"). Written "in the alliterative verse traditionally used for vernacular heroic epics," it uses secular
Affective_piety
Irish poet
earlier Carson books such as First Language serves him well here with the alliterative riffing of the Gaelic metre (befuddled and boozed in a bibulous Babel)
Brian_Merriman
Irish politician (1889–1975)
interesting and amusing, or as touching, as those of, shall we say alliteratively, denizens of ducal drawing-rooms, or boozers in denizened brothels"
Ernest_Blythe
In Early English Text Society, Extra Series, 8. Hali meidenhad, an alliterative homily of the thirteenth century (1866). Translated and edited by F.
List of English translations from medieval sources: C
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