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Poetic Rhythm: An Introduction Paperback - 1996
by Attridge, Derek
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- Title Poetic Rhythm: An Introduction
- Author Attridge, Derek
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
- Date 1996-01-26
- Features Glossary, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # ING9780521423694
- ISBN 9780521423694 / 0521423694
- Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 8.95 x 5.97 x 0.66 in (22.73 x 15.16 x 1.68 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Poetics, English language - Versification
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94033191
- Dewey Decimal Code 821.009
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First line
Poetry is as old and as widespread as human culture.
From the rear cover
This is the first introduction to rhythm and meter that begins where students are: as speakers of English familiar with the rhythms of ordinary spoken language, and of popular verse such as nursery rhymes, songs, and rap. Poetic rhythm builds on this knowledge and experience, taking the reader from the most basic questions about the rhythms of spoken English to the elaborate achievements of past and present poets. Terminology is straightforward, the simple system of scansion that is introduced is suitable for both handwriting and computer use, and there are frequent practical exercises. Chapters deal with the elements of verse, English speech rhythms, the major types of metrical poetry, free verse, and the role of sense and syntax. Poetic rhythm will help readers of poetry experience and enjoy its rhythms in all their power, subtlety, and diversity, and will serve as an invaluable tool for those who wish to write or discuss poetry in English at a basic as well as a more advanced level.
