Versification : a short introduction / James McAuley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McAuley, James Phillip, 1917-1976.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Versification.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 84 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[East Lansing] : Michigan State University Press, 1966.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Versification: A Short Introduction is written by one of Australia's most distinguished poets. The book discusses poetic meter, and may be the only source you need. McAuley devotes a short chapter to versification based on accent, syllable count, free verse and ""classical"" meters, but the book as a whole focuses on metrical verse and its constant reference back to stress in normal speech - it succeeds in showing metrical verse as a natural outgrowth of what we do naturally.

Contents:

Preface; CONTENTS; I. From Stress to Metre; II. Metrical Variation; III. Metrical Accent and Speech Stress; IV. The Actual Line of Spoken Verse; V. Other Elements of Variety; VI. Other Systems of Versification; A Short Glossary; A Select List for Reading

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-60917-277-9

OCLC:

579258249