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Meter and Meaning: An Introduction to Rhythm in Poetry
Contributor(s): Carper, Thomas (Author), Attridge, Derek (Author)
ISBN: 0415311756     ISBN-13: 9780415311755
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $33.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2003
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In "Meter and Meaning" poet Thomas Carper and distinguished scholar Derek Attridge join forces to communicate a new, user-friendly way to explore the rhythms of poetry in English.
Side-stepping the jargon that often runs through discussions of meter, the authors begin with the basic idea of poetry as a performance and suggest an entirely fresh approach to reading poetic texts. As they guide us through exercises and ideas, they equip us with a new understanding of the relationship between meter and meaning in poems of all periods. Assuming no previous knowledge of meter, the authors ensure a smooth passage to an advanced knowledge of poetic rhythms. Perhaps even more importantly, they make studying meter a pleasure and reading poetry a revelation.
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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
Dewey: 821.009
LCCN: 2003011927
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.45 lbs) 168 pages
 
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Poet, Thomas Carper, and scholar, Derek Attridge, join forces in Meter and Meaning to present an illuminating and user-friendly way to explore the rhythms of poetry in English. They begin by showing the value of performing any poem aloud, so that we can sense its unique use of rhythm. From this starting point they suggest an entirely fresh, jargon-free approach to reading poetry. Illustrating their 'beat/offbeat' method with a series of exercises, they help readers to appreciate the use of rhythm in poems of all periods and to understand the vital relationship between meter and meaning.
Beginning with the very basics, Meter and Meaning enables a smooth progression to an advanced knowledge of poetic rhythms. It is the essential guide to meter for anyone who wants to study, write, better appreciate, or simply enjoy poetry. Carper and Attridge make studying meter a pleasure and reading poetry a revelation.