What is Verse?

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-107-00185-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 487 g

Poetry, defined as language divided into lines, is found in most known human cultures. This masterful survey of poetry and its constituent components demonstrates the functions performed by metre, rhyme, alliteration and parallelism, arguing that each line of a poem fits as a whole unit into the limited capacity of human working memory. Using examples from around the world, Fabb surveys the wide varieties of poetry and the ways they are performed, including those in songs and signed literatures. Focusing on language, form and memory, he helps us understand why poetry is a particularly valued way of using language. A fresh exploration of poetry, the book will be welcomed by students and researchers of literature, linguistics and psychology, as well as anyone interested in poetry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fabb, Nigel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Poetry; 2. Form; 3. Language; 4. Metre; 5. Rhyme and alliteration; 6. Parallelism; 7. Psychology and poetry; Bibliography; General index; Language index.

Über Autor(innen)

Fabb, Nigel
Nigel Fabb is Professor of Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde.