Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry

Auteur: Russom, Geoffrey (Brown University, Rhode Island)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
This comprehensive study traces the evolution of verse structure in Old and Middle English poetry from the earliest alliterative poems to iambic pentameter. It provides a general theory of poetic form with a glossary of technical terms and explores how poetic form is perceived by the human mind.

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This comprehensive study traces the evolution of verse structure in Old and Middle English poetry from the earliest alliterative poems to iambic pentameter. It provides a general theory of poetic form with a glossary of technical terms and explores how poetic form is perceived by the human mind.
ISBN / EAN 9781107148338
Auteur Russom, Geoffrey (Brown University, Rhode Island)
Editeur Cambridge University Press