410 Pages
by
Routledge
410 Pages
by
Routledge
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Examines the way in which poetry in English makes use of rhythm. The author argues that there are three major influences which determine the verse-forms used in any language: the natural rhythm of the spoken language itself; the properties of rhythmic form; and the metrical conventions which have grown up within the literary tradition. He investigates these in order to explain the forms of English... Read more
PART ONE: Approaches
1 Traditional Approaches
2 Linguistic Approaches
PART TWO: Rhythm
3 The Rhythms of English Speech
4 The Four-Beat Rhythm
5 The Five-Beat Rhythm
PART THREE: Metre
6 What is a Metrical Rule?
7 The Rules of English Metre
8 Metrical Rules and the Structures of Language
PART FOUR: Practice
9 The Functions of Poetic Rhythm
10 Rhythm at Work: Some examples
Appendix: Rules and Scansion
Bibliography
Sources of examples
Index
1 Traditional Approaches
2 Linguistic Approaches
PART TWO: Rhythm
3 The Rhythms of English Speech
4 The Four-Beat Rhythm
5 The Five-Beat Rhythm
PART THREE: Metre
6 What is a Metrical Rule?
7 The Rules of English Metre
8 Metrical Rules and the Structures of Language
PART FOUR: Practice
9 The Functions of Poetic Rhythm
10 Rhythm at Work: Some examples
Appendix: Rules and Scansion
Bibliography
Sources of examples
Index
Biography
Derek Attridge
