Meter and Meaning by Thomas Carper

Meter and Meaning by Thomas Carper

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This is the only guide to meter you will ever need and a must-read for anyone who wants to study, write or better appreciate poetic texts.

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Meter and Meaning by Thomas Carper

This is the only guide to meter you will ever need and a must-read for anyone who wants to study, write or better appreciate poetic texts.
'This is far and away the most accessible, effective and enjoyable introduction to meter I have come acrossI have nothing but admiration for what the writers have done.' - Rob Pope, Oxford Brookes University

Thomas Carper is the author of three volumes of metrical poetry including Distant Blue, recipient of the 2003 Richard Wilbur Award, Fiddle Lane and From Nature. He is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Southern Maine. Derek Attridge is Professor of English at the University of York, UK. He is the author of the highly influential texts on beat prosody, The Rhythms of English Poetry and Poetic Rhythm: An Introduction and has also published books on literary theory, sixteenth-century poetry and twentieth-century fiction.

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ISBN 13 9780415311755
ISBN 10 0415311756
Title Meter and Meaning
Author Thomas Carper
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2003-08-14
Number of pages 168
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