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Rules for the Dance : A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse by Mary Oliver (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10039585086X
ISBN-139780395850862
eBay Product ID (ePID)26038269733
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
Publication NameRules for the Dance : a Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPoetry, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
AuthorMary Oliver
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Poetry
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight5.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-002625
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromNinth Grade
Dewey Decimal821.009
Table Of ContentPART ONE: THE RULES 1. Breath 2. Patterns 3. More About Patterns 4. Design: Line Length 5. Release of Energy Along the Line 6. Design: Rhyme 7. Design: Traditional Forms 8. Words on a String 9. Mutes and Other Sounds 10. The Use of Meter in Non-Metric Verse 11. The Ohs and the Ahs 12. Image-Making PART TWO: THE DANCERS ONE BY ONE 13. Style PART THREE: SCANSION, AND THE ACTUAL WORK 14. Scansion: Reading the Metrical Poem 15. Scansion: Writing the Metrical Poem 16. Yourself Dancing: The Actual Work PART FOUR: A UNIVERSAL MUSIC 17. Then and Now Envoi PART FIVE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF METRICAL POEMS Permissions Index
Synopsis"True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, / As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance," wrote Alexander Pope. "The dance," in the case of Oliver's brief and luminous book, refers to the interwoven pleasures of sound and sense to be found in some of the most celebrated and beautiful poems in the English language, from Shakespeare to Edna St. Vincent Millay to Robert Frost. With a poet's ear and a poet's grace of expression, Oliver shows what makes a metrical poem work - and enables readers, as only she can, to "enter the thudding deeps and the rippling shallows of sound-pleasure and rhythm-pleasure that intensify both the poem's narrative and its ideas.", For both readers and writers of poetry, here is a concise and engaging introduction to sound, rhyme, meter, and scansion - and why they matter. "The dance, " in the case of this brief and luminous book, refers to the interwoven pleasures of sound and sense to be found in some of the most celebrated and beautiful poems in the English language, from Shakespeare to Edna St. Vincent Millay to Robert Frost. With a poet's ear and a poet's grace of expression, Mary Oliver helps us understand what makes a metrical poem work - and enables readers, as only she can, to "enter the thudding deeps and the rippling shallows of sound-pleasure and rhythm-pleasure.", Pulitzer-prize winning poet and National Book Award winner, Mary Oliver, provides a graceful manual on the mechanics of poetical composition. "True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, / As those move easiest who have learned to dance," wrote Alexander Pope. "The dance," in the case of this brief and luminous book, refers to the interwoven pleasures of sound and sense to be found in some of the most celebrated and beautiful poems in the English language, from Shakespeare to Edna St. Vincent Millay to Robert Frost. With a poet's ear and a poet's grace of expression, Mary Oliver helps us understand what makes a metrical poem work--and enables readers, as only she can, to "enter the thudding deeps and the rippling shallows of sound-pleasure and rhythm-pleasure." With an anthology of fifty poems representing the best metrical poetry in English, from the Elizabethan Age to Elizabeth Bishop.
LC Classification NumberPE1505.O37 1998
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- 02 Apr, 2022
Great Explanations of Metric Poetry
Oliver's explanations of metric form are clear, concise, and clarifying (much like her poetry.) If you are interested in learning more about the building blocks of metrical poetry, you can't go wrong with this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
