New History of English Metre

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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This book covers periods that vary from roughly a century to several hundred years, because the development of English metre has not proceeded uniformly either in time or in place. It provides teachers and students of English literature with historical account of how poets have versified in English.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-09-15
Mått174 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt740 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagManey Publishing
ISBN9781905981915

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Introduction 1. Linguistic Metrics 2. Comparative Metrics 3. English Historical Metrics: The Germanic Inheritance 4. Versifying in Bilingual England 5. Versifying in Late Medieval Scotland and England 6. The Emergence of English Metrical Canons 7. Consolidating and Refining the Canons 8. Completing the Spectrum of English Metres 9. The Advent of Free Verse 10. Versifying in English in the Twentieth Century

... [a] groundbreaking study. Using the tools of current linguistic understanding of meter, [Duffell] presents a comprehensive, accessible history of how metrical forms in English have developed, from the beginning to the present. [...] The strengths of this book are its specificity, comprehensiveness, and clarity, which make it an immensely valuable resource to scholars. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.' -- Choice Choice