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The sounds of poetry : a brief guide

Title
  1. The sounds of poetry : a brief guide / Robert Pinsky.
Published by
  1. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
Supplementary content
  1. Contributor biographical information
  2. Publisher description
Author
  1. Pinsky, Robert.

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Description
  1. 129 pages; 20 cm
Summary
  1. A guide to the enjoyment of poetry. It is composed of chapters dealing with sonic elements, accent and duration, syntax and line, like and unlike sounds, blank verse and free verse. The author illustrates these with examples from fifty poets.
Subject
  1. Oral interpretation of poetry
Contents
  1. Theory -- Accent and Duration -- Syntax and Line -- Technical Terms and Vocal Realities -- Like and Unlike Sounds -- Blank Verse and Free Verse -- Index of Names and Terms.
Call number
  1. JFC 98-2152
Note
  1. Paperback edition published in 1999.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index.
Author
  1. Pinsky, Robert.
Title
  1. The sounds of poetry : a brief guide / Robert Pinsky.
Imprint
  1. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
Edition
  1. 1st ed.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index.
Connect to:
  1. Contributor biographical information
  2. Publisher description
LCCN
  1. 98018873
ISBN
  1. 0374266956 (alkaline paper)
  2. 9780374266950 (alkaline paper)
Research call number
  1. JFC 98-2152
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