Sound, Sense, and Rhythm : : Listening to Greek and Latin Poetry /

Sound, Sense, and Rhythm : : Listening to Greek and Latin Poetry / / Mark W. Edwards.

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This book 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 li...

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Edwards, Mark W.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2001
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Core Textbook
Language:English
Series:Martin Classical Lectures
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • CHAPTER ONE. Homer I: Poetry and Speech
  • CHAPTER TWO. Homer II: Scenes and Summaries
  • CHAPTER THREE. Music and Meaning in Three Songs of Aeschylus
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Poetry in the Latin Language
  • AFTERWORD
  • APPENDIX A. Tennyson's Morte d'Arthur
  • APPENDIX B. Continuity in Mrs. Dalloway
  • APPENDIX C. The Performance of Homeric Episodes
  • APPENDIX D. Classical Meters in Modern English Verse
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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