Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 17 AIL 1652 short lesson, about 20 seconds
When the Markers Are Absent
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The idea
Modernised editions remove thou and regularise the verb endings, so their absence proves nothing at all about a passage's age. Fall back on the other markers instead: inverted syntax, dense figures, and an argued structure. Never conclude a date from a single feature.
In practice
Absence proves nothing.
Where people slip
Modernising removes the markers.
Your place on the trail
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