The sounds of poetry : a brief guide / Robert Pinsky.
The sounds of poetry : a brief guide / Robert Pinsky.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N808.54/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
129 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents
I. Accent and Duration -- II. Syntax and Line -- III. Technical Terms and Vocal Realities -- IV. Like and Unlike Sounds -- V. Blank Verse and Free Verse.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
As Poet Laureate, Pinsky is one of America's best spokesmen for poetry, In this book, writing plainly and specifically, for general readers as well as for poets, he explains in detail how the sounds of poetry embody the work of art that is "performed" in us when we read it aloud. Pinsky devotes clear, informative chapters to the sonic elements of p...
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The sounds of poetry : a brief guide / Robert Pinsky.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-121) and index.
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N808.54/5
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74Vv6Xo6d53g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6Xo6d53g
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ISBN
0374266956 (alk. paper)
9780374266950 (alk. paper)
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808.54
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991006877149702626
