Stanza

First published in 1978, this work bridges the gap between the study of poetic form, which tends to isolate form from meaning and structural poetics, which tends to focus on meaning without considering the stanza's impact. Beginning with an examination of the various definitions of the stanza, the book goes on to describe the many forms of the stanza and the different strategies by which poets achieve stanzaic units of meaning. It then evaluates the logical relationships between stanzas, and, finally, assesses their place and function as parts within the poetic whole.

This work will be of interest to those studying poetry and literature.

List of contents

1. Definitions of the stanza 2. Stanza forms 3. Stanzaic unity 4. Stanza and Poetic Structure 5. Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index

About the author

Ernst Häublein

Summary

First published in 1978, this work bridges the gap between the study of poetic form, which tends to isolate form from meaning and structural poetics, which tends to focus on meaning without considering the stanza’s impact. This work will be of interest to those studying poetry and literature.

Product details

• Authors: Ernst Haublein, Ernst Häublein
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781138233164
• ISBN: 978-1-138-23316-4
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: The Critical Idiom Reissued; The Critical Idiom Reissued
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies