Derek Attridge is Professor of English at the University ofYork, England. He is Professor Emeritus ofEnglish at the University ofSouthern Maine. Thomas Carper is the author of three volumes of metrical poetry: Fiddle Lane, From Nature, and Distant Blue, the recipient of the 2003 Richard Wilbur Award. Thomas Carper and Derek Attridge make studying meter a pleasure and reading poetry a revelation.
This is the essential guide to meter for anyone who wants to study, write, better appreciate or simply enjoy poetry. Beginning with the very basics, this book enables a smooth progression to an advanced knowledge of poetic rhythms.
Rhythm meter and scansion made easy series#
Illustrating their "beat-offbeat" method with a series of revealing exercises, they help us to appreciate the use of rhythm in poems of all periods and to understand the vital relationship between meter and meaning. From this starting point they suggest an entirely fresh, jargon-free approach to reading poetry. The authors begin by showing the value of performing any poem aloud, so that we can sense its unique use of rhythm. METER AND MEANING In Meter and Meaning, poet Thomas Carper and scholar Derek Attridge join forces to present an illuminating user-friendly way to explore the rhythms of poetry in English.
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