Question of Syllables - Essays in Nineteenth-Century French Verse

Zusammenfassung Dr Scott argues that only by attending to the precise locations of words in line or stanza! and to the specific value of syllables! or by understanding the often conflicting demands of rhythm and metre! can the reader of poetry acquire a real grasp of the intimate life of words in verse with all their fluctuations of meaning! mood and tone. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prefatory remarks; 1. Theme and syllabic position; 2. The octosyllable, rhythmicity and syllabic position; 3. Figure and syllabic position; 4. A privileged syllable; 5. Rhythmicity and metricity; 6. Rhythmicity and metricity in free verse; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographical references; Index.

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• Authors: Clive Scott
• Assisted by: Michael Sheringham (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2005
• EAN: 9780521021326
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02132-6
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Cambridge Studies in French
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies