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Language and Literary Structure: The Linguistic Analysis of Form in Verse and Narrative - Hardcover

Nigel Fabb

 
9780521792943: Language and Literary Structure: The Linguistic Analysis of Form in Verse and Narrative
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521792940 ISBN 13: 9780521792943
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

A theoretical study of linguistic structure in literature focusing on verse and narrative.

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Review

'This book presents a highly original linguistic approach to literary structure, and especially to English metrical verse.' Journal of Literary Semantics

'... an interesting addition to the linguistic study of verse ... Language and Literary Structure is a significant contribution to the linguistic analysis of literature. It describes and analyzes a broader set of English verse than previous generative accounts ... The writing is clear throughout the book ... Language and Literary Structure could easily serve as the textbook in an advanced course on metrics ... the ongoing and active debate over t his makes Fabb's work both timely and relevant ... Language and Literary Structure will prove useful to both the linguist and the literary scholar ... The book poses interesting answers to provocative questions ...' Journal of Linguistics

Book Description

Nigel Fabb provides a simple and realistic linguistic explanation of poetic form in English from 1500–1900, drawing on the English and American verse and oral narrative tradition, as well as contemporary criticism. He offers a new linguistic approach to how metre and rhythm work in poetry.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521792940
ISBN 13 
9780521792943
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
242