A History of European Versification Hardcover - 1996 - 1st Edition
by M. L. Gasparov; G. S. Smith (Translator); M. Tarlinskaya (Translator)
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When we read a poem composed in blank iambic pentameter, it reminds us of Shakespeare. When we read a poem composed in long lines without rhyme or rhythm, we think of Whitman. In this ground-breaking study of the history of European versification, M. L. Gasparov shows how such chains of association link the poetry of numerous languages and diverse ages. Examining poetry written in 30 languages (from Irish to Belorussian) and over several millennia (from classical Latin and Greek to the experiments of the contemporary avant-garde), the book traces the ways in which the poetry of English, French, Russian, Greek and other European languages has developed from a single common Indo-European source. The account is liberally illustrated with verse examples, both in their original languages and in translation.
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- Title A History of European Versification
- Author M. L. Gasparov; G. S. Smith (Translator); M. Tarlinskaya (Translator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date 1996-08-29
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780198158790 / 0198158793
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 8.88 x 5.84 x 1.1 in (22.56 x 14.83 x 2.79 cm)
- Reading level 1330
- Library of Congress subjects Poetics - History, European poetry - History and criticism -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95036178
- Dewey Decimal Code 809.109
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