Sound, sense, and rhythm : listening to Greek and Latin poetry / Mark W. Edwards.
Sound, sense, and rhythm : listening to Greek and Latin poetry / Mark W. Edwards.
Sound, sense, and rhythm : listening to Greek and Latin poetry / Mark W. Edwards.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2002.
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N880/49
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English
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xi, 191 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Homer I: Poetry and Speech -- The Older Discoveries: Frankel and Parry -- The New Theories: Functional Grammar and the Grammar of Speech -- Homeric Style in Tennyson's Morte d'Arthur -- Homeric Style in the Duels of Achilles -- Ch. 2. Homer II: Scenes and Summaries -- The Book Divisions -- Th...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2002.
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New Jersey
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c2002.
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"Sound, Sense, and Rhythm concerns the way we read - or rather, imagine we are listening to - ancient Greek and Latin poetry. Through clear and penetrating analysis Mark Edwards shows how an understanding of the effects of word order and meter is vital for appreciating the meaning of classical poetry, composed for listening audiences."--BOOK JACKET...
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Sound, sense, and rhythm : listening to Greek and Latin poetry / Mark W. Edwards.
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Martin classical lectures.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-187) and index.
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c2002.
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N880/49
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0691117845
9780691086668 (alk. paper)
0691086664 (alk. paper)
9780691117843
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880.09
880
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991014933989702626
