Litanic Verse II

Witold Sadowski

ISBN 10: 3631663498 / ISBN 13: 9783631663493

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Nov 2016, 2016

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Neuware -The book contains comparative analyses of the development of litanic verse in European poetry, from medieval to modern times. Litanic verse is based on different syntactic devices, such as enumeration, parallelism, anaphora and epiphora. However, it is not to be seen merely as a convention of versification as the popularity of different variants of the verse in Europe reflects the religious, intellectual, social and political history of various European regions. The essays in the second volume focus on litanic verse in the Germanic languages. They discuss predominantly the literatures of Protestant countries (Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Norway), but also Austrian poetry. 270 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Litanic Verse II
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Nov 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631663498
• ISBN 13: 9783631663493
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 20D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 465 grams

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Synopsis

The book contains comparative analyses of the development of litanic verse in European poetry, from medieval to modern times. Litanic verse is based on different syntactic devices, such as enumeration, parallelism, anaphora and epiphora. However, it is not to be seen merely as a convention of versification as the popularity of different variants of the verse in Europe reflects the religious, intellectual, social and political history of various European regions. The essays in the second volume focus on litanic verse in the Germanic languages. They discuss predominantly the literatures of Protestant countries (Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Norway), but also Austrian poetry.

About the Author

Witold Sadowski heads the Section for the Poetics of Verse at the University of Warsaw. He specialises in the theory of verse and the history of literary genres.

Magdalena Kowalska obtained her Ph.D. from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. She specialises in the history of the romantic period and Polish-French literary relations.

Magdalena Maria Kubas obtained her Ph.D. from the University for Foreigners of Siena. She specialises in the twentieth-century Italian literature and the relations between poetry and music.