Difference between revisions of "Shemus"
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*Man in Yeats' ''Countess Cathleen'' who sells his soul to devil (McHugh) | *Man in Yeats' ''Countess Cathleen'' who sells his soul to devil (McHugh) | ||
*Hints also at [[Shem]] | *Hints also at [[Shem]] | ||
| + | *'''Seamus:''' Irish/Gaelic form of James | ||
| + | * '''Shem...short...Shemus...Jem...joky...Jacob:''' Alliterative verse, in which alliteration rather than rhyme is the main poetic foliation, was the most frequent verse technique in Old English poetry (eg., ''Beowulf'') | ||
Latest revision as of 18:16, 10 July 2016
- Man in Yeats' Countess Cathleen who sells his soul to devil (McHugh)
- Hints also at Shem
- Seamus: Irish/Gaelic form of James
- Shem...short...Shemus...Jem...joky...Jacob: Alliterative verse, in which alliteration rather than rhyme is the main poetic foliation, was the most frequent verse technique in Old English poetry (eg., Beowulf)
