Roots of lyric : primitive poetry and modern poetics /

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Folk riddles, emblems, charms, and chants are a few of the traditional forms examined by Andrew Welsh to discover the means by which poetic language achieves its powerful effects. His book shows how the roots of lyric are embodied in primitive verse forms, how they are raised to higher powers in poe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Welsh, Andrew, 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Folk poetry > History and criticism.
Poetics.
Lyric poetry > History and criticism.
Poésie populaire > Histoire et critique.
Poétique.
Poésie lyrique > Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
REFERENCE > General.
Folk poetry
Lyric poetry
Poetics
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • I. Coordinates
  • II. Riddle
  • III. Emblem
  • IV. Image
  • V. Ideogram
  • VI. Charm
  • VII. Chant
  • VIII. Rhythm
  • IX. First and Last Names
  • NOTES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INDEX

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