Oliver, Mary
Rules for the Dance: Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780395850862
- author:
- Oliver, Mary
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1998
- Pages:
- 208
- Genre:
- Poetry & poets
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Mary Oliver's guide to writing and reading metrical verse offers a unique insight into the art of poetical composition. The book explores the interplay between sound and sense in some of the most celebrated poems in the English language, from Shakespeare to Edna St. Vincent Millay to Robert Frost.
With a poet's ear and a poet's voice, Oliver helps readers understand what makes a metrical poem work, and how to appreciate the beauty of sound and rhythm in poetry. The book includes an anthology of fifty poems, showcasing the best of metrical poetry in English from the Elizabethan Age to Elizabeth Bishop.
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