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Author:   MacDonald P. Jackson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9781476664439

ISBN 10:   1476664439
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   11 May 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Introduction to the Problem 2. Moore and Livingston: External and Internal Evidence 3. Reindeer Names, Exclamations and Other Clues 4. The Question of Sources 5. The Evidence of Meter 6. Statistical Interlude 7. Attributive Adjectives 8. Rhyme Links with Moore and Livingston 9. Shared ­Three-Word Sequences and Parallels 10. Phoneme Pairs 11. Categories of Phoneme Pairs 12. Individual Phoneme Pairs More Favored by Moore or Livingston 13. Definite and Indefinite Articles 14. Very ­High-Frequency Words 15. Favorite Expressions and Quirks of Style 16. Common Words That Discriminate 17. Words of ­Medium-High Frequency 18. Checking the Tests: Moore’s Manuscript Poems 19. The Moore Creation Myth 20. The Livingston Version 21. Further Considerations: Claims and Connections 22. “Old Santeclaus” and Moore 23. Summary and Conclusions Appendix I: Henry Livingston: Selected Poems and Prose Appendix II: Lists of the Poems of Livingston and Moore Appendix III: Printer’s Copy for “Visit” in Moore’s Poems (1844) Notes Bibliography Index

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The book is diligent, precise and unapologetically academic - Times Literary Supplement, 23rd & 30th December 2016

Author Information

MacDonald P. Jackson is an emeritus professor of English at the University of Auckland and a fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

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