Hardy's Metres and Victorian Prosody by Dennis Taylor

Hardy's Metres and Victorian Prosody by Dennis Taylor

This discussion of the extensive range of Thomas Hardy's metrical poetry, sees his work as an important link between traditional and free verse, and between Victorian and modern theories of the stanza. His experiments were rooted in dramatic developments made by Victorian metrical theorists, who, nurtured by Hegelian ideas and theories of Gothic architecture, achieved a mature understanding of the abstract nature of metrical form. More than any other English poet, Hardy experimented with hundreds of stanza forms in which he mixed original and traditional elements; the metri cal glossary included here is considered to be the most exhaustive now available. The book is designed to appeal to those interested in Thomas Hardy as well as those interested in poetry, metre, nineteenth century intellectual history and Victorian England.

Dennis Taylor is an Honorary Research Fellow at Durham University's Music Department in the United Kingdom. He worked as a secondary school music instructor for many years. He has conducted study into the many influences of the Brass Band Movement, with a focus on the life and music of Eric Ball, a well-known Brass Band composer.

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ISBN 13	9780198129677
ISBN 10	019812967X
Title	Hardy's Metres and Victorian Prosody
Author	Dennis Taylor
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1988-12-01
Number of pages	308
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