An edition of A handbook of poetics for students of English verse (1890)

A Handbook of Poetics

for Students of English Verse

by Francis Barton Gummere

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An edition of A handbook of poetics for students of English verse (1890)

A Handbook of Poetics

for Students of English Verse

Edition	Availability
1 A Handbook of Poetics for Students of English Verse July 18, 2001, Adamant Media Corporation Paperback in English 0543922944 9780543922946	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
2 A handbook of poetics for students of English verse 1977, R. West in English 084921033X 9780849210334	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
3 A handbook of poetics for students of English verse 1976, Norwood Editions in English 084820865X 9780848208653	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
4 A handbook of poetics for students of English verse. 1973, Folcroft Library Editions in English 0841444684 9780841444683	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
5 A handbook of poetics, for students of English verse 1913, Ginn & Company in English	zzzz Not in Library
6 A handbook of poetics, for students of English verse. 1902, Ginn in English - (3d ed.).	zzzz Not in Library
7 A handbook of poetics for students of English verse 1898, Ginn in English - [3rd. ed.]	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
8 A Handbook of Poetics: for Students of English Verse 1892, Ginn & Company Hardcover in English	aaaa Not in Library
9 A handbook of poetics for students of English verse 1890, Ginn in English - 3rd ed.	zzzz Not in Library

Book Details

Introduction

Part 1. SUBJECT-MATTER

Chapter I. The Epic. Epic Poetry. Written Epic. Later Forms: Legends, Allegory, Reflective, Descriptive, Pastoral, Satiric, Ballads Page 7

Chapter II. Lyric Poetry. Sacred Lyric. Patriotic Lyric. Lyric of Love. Of Nature. Of Grief. Reflective Lyric. Vers de Société. Other Forms. Lyrical Ballads. Page 40

Chapter III. Dramatic Poetry. Beginnings. Miracle Plays. Moralities. Foreign Models. Interlude. Different Kinds of Drama. Tragedy. Comedy. Reconciling Drama. Other Forms. Outward Form of Drama Page 58

Part 2. STYLE

Chapter IV. Poetic Style. Historical Sketch. Tropes. Metaphor. Personification. Allegory. Simile. Tropes of Connexion. Of Contrast Page 83

Chapter V. Figures. Repetition. Contrast. Combination Page 118

Part 3. METRE

Chapter VI. Rhythm. Quantity. Accent. Pauses. Rime. Blank Verse. Qualities and Combinations of Sound. Slurring and Eliding Page 133

Chapter VII. Metres of English Verse. General Principles. Anglo-Saxon Metres. Transition Period. Chaucer's Metres. Modern Metres. Verse of One Stress; of Two Stresses; of Three; of Four; of Five; Shakspere and Milton; Verse of Six Stresses; of Seven; Miscellaneous Page 166

Chapter VIII. The Stanza or Strophe. The Sonnet. French Forms Page 234

Edition Notes

Published in: Boston, MA

The Physical Object

Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
Dimensions: 18.5 x 12.5 x 1.5 centimeters

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Open Library: OL24998196M

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A Handbook of Poetics

for Students of English Verse

by Francis Barton Gummere