Meter and Meaning
Author: Thomas Carper
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780415311748
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Author: Thomas Carper
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780415311748
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Author: Thomas Carper
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-08-26
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 1000100847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPoet, Thomas Carper, and scholar, Derek Attridge, join forces in Meter and Meaning to present an illuminating and user-friendly way to explore the rhythms of poetry in English. They begin by showing the value of performing any poem aloud, so that we can sense its unique use of rhythm. From this starting point they suggest an entirely fresh, jargon-free approach to reading poetry. Illustrating their 'beat/offbeat' method with a series of exercises, they help readers to appreciate the use of rhythm in poems of all periods and to understand the vital relationship between meter and meaning. Beginning with the very basics, Meter and Meaning enables a smooth progression to an advanced knowledge of poetic rhythms. It is the essential guide to meter for anyone who wants to study, write, better appreciate, or simply enjoy poetry. Carper and Attridge make studying meter a pleasure and reading poetry a revelation.
Author: Annie Finch
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780472087099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA groundbreaking study of the connections among meter, the poetic unconscious, and wider literary and cultural forces
Author: Jason David Hall
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 2011-12-27
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780821419687
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAcross the nineteenth century, meter mattered—in more ways and to more people than we might well appreciate today. For the period’s poets, metrical matters were a source of inspiration and often vehement debate. And the many readers, teachers, and pupils encountered meter and related topics in both institutional and popular forms. The ten essays in Meter Matters showcase the range of metrical practice of poets from Wordsworth and Byron to Hopkins, Swinburne, and Tennyson; at the same time, the contributors bring into focus some of the metrical theorizing that shaped poetic thinking and responses to it throughout the nineteenth century. Paying close attention to the historical contours of Romantic and Victorian meters, as well as to the minute workings of the verse line, Meter Matters presents a fresh perspective on a subject that figured significantly in the century’s literature, and in its culture.
Author: Michael Ferber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-09-05
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1108429122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn accessible introduction to poetry's unusual uses of language that tackles a wide range of poetic features from a linguistic point of view. Equally appealing to the non-expert and more experienced student of linguistics, this book delivers an engaging and often witty summary of how we define what poetry is.
Author: Paul Fussell (Jr.)
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Wachtel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780521620789
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Development of Russian Verse explores the Russian verse tradition from Pushkin to Brodsky, showing how certain formal features are associated with certain genres and, at times, specific themes. Michael Wachtel's basic thesis is that form is never neutral: poets can react positively in terms of stylization and development, or negatively in terms of parody or revision, to the work of their predecessors, but they cannot ignore it. Keeping technical terms to a minimum and providing English translations of quotations, Wachtel offers close readings of individual poems of more than fifty poets. He aims to help English-speaking readers reconstruct the strong sense of continuity that Russian poets have always felt, transcending any individual age or ideology. Ultimately, his 1999 book is an inquiry into the nature of literary tradition itself, and how it coalesces in a country that has always taken so much of its identity from its written legacy.
Author: The Poetry Center
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-03-16
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 1118053648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDemystify and appreciate the pleasures of poetry Sometimes it seems like there are as many definitions of poetry as there are poems. Coleridge defined poetry as “the best words in the best order.” St. Augustine called it “the Devil’s wine.” For Shelley, poetry was “the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.” But no matter how you define it, poetry has exercised a hold upon the hearts and minds of people for more than five millennia. That’s because for the attentive reader, poetry has the power to send chills shooting down the spine and lightning bolts flashing in the brain — to throw open the doors of perception and hone our sensibilities to a scalpel’s edge. Poetry For Dummies is a great guide to reading and writing poems, not only for beginners, but for anyone interested in verse. From Homer to Basho, Chaucer to Rumi, Shelley to Ginsberg, it introduces you to poetry’s greatest practitioners. It arms you with the tools you need to understand and appreciate poetry in all its forms, and to explore your own talent as a poet. Discover how to: Understand poetic language and forms Interpret poems Get a handle on poetry through the ages Find poetry readings near you Write your own poems Shop your work around to publishers Don’t know the difference between an iamb and a trochee? Worry not, this friendly guide demystifies the jargon, and it covers a lot more ground besides, including: Understanding subject, tone, narrative; and poetic language Mastering the three steps to interpretation Facing the challenges of older poetry Exploring 5,000 years of verse, from Mesopotamia to the global village Writing open-form poetry Working with traditional forms of verse Writing exercises for aspiring poets Getting published From Sappho to Clark Coolidge, and just about everyone in between, Poetry For Dummies puts you in touch with the greats of modern and ancient poetry. Need guidance on composing a ghazal, a tanka, a sestina, or a psalm? This is the book for you.
Author: Derek Attridge
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995-09-28
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780521413022
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA straightforward and practical introduction to rhythm and meter in poetry in English.
Author: Moshe Goldberg
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13:
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