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Meter in poetry : a new theory / Nigel Fabb and Morris Halle ; with a chapter on Southern Romance meters by Carlos Piera

Author
Fabb, Nigel
Published
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 297 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Halle, Morris and Piera, Carlos, 1942-
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Contents
A theory of poetic meter -- English strict meters -- English loose meters -- Southern Romance / by Carlos Piera -- French -- Greek -- Classical Arabic -- Sanskrit -- Latvian -- Meters of the world -- The metrical poetry of the Old Testament.
Summary
Many of the great works of world literature are composed in metrical verse, that is, in lines which are measured and patterned. Meter in Poetry: A New Theory is the first book to present a single simple account of all known types of metrical verse, which is illustrated with detailed analyses of poems in many languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, French, classical Greek and Latin, Sanskrit, classical Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Latvian. This outstanding contribution to the study of meter is aimed both at students and scholars of literature and languages, as well as anyone interested in knowing how metrical verse is made.
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ISBN
9780511438226 (electronic bk.)
0511438222 (electronic bk.)
0511437552 (electronic bk.)
9780511437557 (electronic bk.)
0521713250 (Paper)
0521885647 (Cloth)
9780521885645
9780521713252
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index.
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