Patterns of Poetry: An Encyclopedia of Forms - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Miller WilliamsSeries:Encyclopedia of FormsPublish date:1986-08-01Pages:222
Language:EnglishPublisher:Louisiana State University PressISBN-13:9780807113301ISBN-10:807113301UPC:9780807113301Book Category:Literary Criticism, PoetryBook Subcategory:PoetrySize:8.97 x 6.03 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCBGCJHDNP
Miller Williams' Patterns of Poetry is an encyclopedia of the forms used by poets throughout the history of English, from blank verse to hymnal measure, from englyn penfyr to the double dactyl, from the clerihew to the sonnet. Each form is introduced with a brief discussion of its origin, which is followed by a graphic presentation of its scansion, metrics, and rhyme scheme. Sample poems show how...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Louisiana State University PressISBN-13:9780807113301ISBN-10:807113301UPC:9780807113301Book Category:Literary Criticism, PoetryBook Subcategory:PoetrySize:8.97 x 6.03 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCBGCJHDNP
Miller Williams is the author, editor, or translator of thirty-four books, including fourteen volumes of poetry, and Making a Poem: Some Thoughts about Poetry and the People Who Write It. Among his many honors are the Amy Lowell Traveling Scholarship in Poetry from Harvard University, the Poets' Prize, the Prix de Rome for Literature, and the Academy Award for Literature, the latter two both from...
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