Versification A Short Introduction
| Author/creator | McAuley, James Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Publication Info | East Lansing : Michigan State University Press Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor] |
| Description | 84 p. 08.500 x 05.500 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation Versification: A Short Introduction is written by one of Australia's most distinguished poets. The book discusses poetic meter, and may be the only source you need. McAuley devotes a short chapter to versification based on accent, syllable count, free verse and "classical" meters, but the book as a whole focuses on metrical verse and its constant reference back to stress in normal speech - it suceeds in showing meterical verse as a natural outgrowth of what we do naturally. This dispels quickly any sense of the esoteric - poetry is of and for people in general not for a special literati. After establishing meter in the normal sphere of speech, McAuley then discusses how abstract meterical patterns are actually applied and how variety is added to avoid a sing-song effect. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780870130960 |
| ISBN | 087013096X (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780870130960 |
| Stock number | 00017038 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |