Meter in Poetry: A New Theory - Hardcover

Fabb, Nigel; Halle, Morris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521885647 ISBN 13: 9780521885645

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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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Review

'... extremely impressive ... the authors have laid out an interesting and fairly explicit proposal for how metrical poetry works and have demonstrated the power of this theory with a truly impressive array of facts. Anyone seriously interested in the linguistic analysis of meter really needs to read this book.' Journal of Linguistics

' ... thorough and well-written ...' The Journal of Phonology

Book Description

Meter in Poetry is the first book to offer a universal linguistic theory of poetic meter. Fabb and Halle outline the theory and then illustrate and defend it by presenting detailed metrical analyses of poems in many languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, classical Greek, French, Arabic, and Sanskrit.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521885647
• ISBN 13: 9780521885645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312