Meter in Poetry

Meter in Poetry
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9781139474672
ISBN-13 : 1139474677
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Book Synopsis Meter in Poetry by : Nigel Fabb

Download or read book Meter in Poetry written by Nigel Fabb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-21 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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