The Foreign Sources of Modern English Versification

Autor*innen

• Charlton Miner Lewis

Parameter

• 116 Seiten
• 5 Lesestunden

• Belletristik
• Geschichte
• Lehrbücher
• Poesie
• Sprachbücher & -lexika

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In this groundbreaking study, Charlton Miner Lewis traces the origins of modern English verse to the poetry of the ancient Greeks and Romans. He shows how the rhythms and structures of classical poetry were adopted and adapted by English poets over the centuries, leading to the rich and varied traditions of verse we know today. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of poetry.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Einband: Paperback