In this Book
- Meter in English: A Critical Engagement
- Book
- 1997
- Published by: University of Arkansas Press
summary
Renowned poets and experts in metrics respond to Robert Wallace's pivotal essay which clarifies and simplifies methods of studying poetry. Former United States Poet Laureate Robert Hass has called Wallace's essay a paradigm shift in our understanding of English prosody.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. ix-xii
- A Table of Metrical Feet
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Part One
- Meter in English
- pp. 3-42
- Part Two
- Meter in English: A Response
- pp. 45-58
- Meter-Making Arguments
- pp. 75-96
- Some Responses to Robert Wallace
- pp. 109-124
- Prosody: A New Footing
- pp. 125-150
- Words Moving: Metrical Pleasures of Our Time
- pp. 151-168
- Our Many Meters: Strength in Diversity
- pp. 169-196
- Staunch Meter, Great Song
- pp. 221-248
- Verse vs. Prose/Prosody vs. Meter
- pp. 249-264
- Two Letters
- pp. 279-282
- Part Three
- Completing the Circle
- pp. 295-350
- Bibliography
- pp. 351-356
- Contributors
- pp. 357-360
- Index of Proposal Discussions
- pp. 361-362
- Index of Authors
- pp. 363-368
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610752640
Related ISBN(s)
9781557284228, 9781557284440
MARC Record
OCLC
1080550994
Pages
396
Launched on MUSE
2019-01-02
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1997
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