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Chargement... Metre, Rhythm and Verse Formpar Philip Hobsbaum
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Poetry criticism is a subject central to the study of literature. However, it is laden with technical terms that, to the beginning student, can be both intimidating and confusing. Philip Hobsbaum provides a welcome remedy, illuminating terms ranging from the iambus to the bob-wheel stanza, and forms from the Spenserian sonnet to modern 'rap', with clarity and comprehensiveness. It is an essential guide through the terminology which will be invaluable reading for undergraduates new to the subject. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I especially liked Hobsbaum’s lengthy and informative chapter on free verse, which delineated the three forms that fall under that appellation, and is particularly useful on what Hobsbaum calls ‘free verse proper’. This turns out to be an exceptionally difficult form, so much so that Hobsbaum laments, “One may well be astonished that unpractised poets continue to attempt it, when forms more likely to bring success—sprung rhythm, pararhyme—lie so close to their hand.”
You will certainly come away from this book with a newfound appreciation for the amount and level of technical craftsmanship that goes into great poetry of any era. Whether that will aid your appreciation of the poems you read, however, is an open question. Recommended. ( )