Many of the great works of world literature are composed in metrical verse, that is, in lines which are measured and patterned. Meter in Poetry: A New Theory is the first book to present a single simple account of all kwn types of metrical verse, which is illustrated with detailed analyses of poems in many languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, French, classical Greek and Latin, Sanskrit, classical Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Latvian. This outstanding contribution to the study of meter is aimed both at students and scholars of literature and languages, as well as anyone interested in kwing how metrical verse is made.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
brand
Cambridge University Press
GTIN
9780521713252
ISBN-10
0521713250
ISBN-13
9780521713252
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96272130
Product Key Features
Author
Morris Halle, Nigel Fabb
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Linguistics
Publication Year
2008
Type
Poetry
Genre
Linguistics
Dimensions
Weight
500g
Depth
19 mm
Height
228mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Publication Country
GB
Spine
19mm
Regional Cuisine
Spanish,Chinese,French,Italian, Chinese, Greek
Pagination
312
Subjects
Philosophy
Region
World
Author Biography
Nigel Fabb is Professor of Literary Linguistics in the Department of English Studies at the University of Strathclyde. His recent publications include Sentence Structure Second Edition (2005) and Language and Literary Structure (Cambridge, 2002). Morris Halle is Institute Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His recent publications include The Sound Pattern of English (with N. Chomsky, 1991) and From Memory to Speech and Back (2002).