
A History of European Versification
Translation by G. S. Smith / Translation by M. Tarlinskaja. Edited by G. S. / Holford-Strevens, Leofranc Smith
M. L. Gasparov(Author)
Clarendon Press
Published on 18. July 1996
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-19-815879-0 (ISBN)
Description
When we read a poem composed in iambic blank pentameter, it reminds us of Shakespeare. When we read a poem composed in long lines without rhyme or rhythm, we think of Whitman.
In this ground-breaking study of the history of European versification, M. L. Gasparov shows how such chains of association link the poetry of numerous languages and diverse ages. Examining poetry written in 30 languages (from Irish to Belorussian) and over several millennia (from classical Latin and Greek to the experiments of the contemporary avant-garde), the book traces the ways in which the poetry of English, French, Russian, Greek and other European languages has developed from a single common Indo-European source. The account is liberally illustrated with verse examples, both in their original languages and in translation.
In this ground-breaking study of the history of European versification, M. L. Gasparov shows how such chains of association link the poetry of numerous languages and diverse ages. Examining poetry written in 30 languages (from Irish to Belorussian) and over several millennia (from classical Latin and Greek to the experiments of the contemporary avant-garde), the book traces the ways in which the poetry of English, French, Russian, Greek and other European languages has developed from a single common Indo-European source. The account is liberally illustrated with verse examples, both in their original languages and in translation.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
633 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-815879-0 (9780198158790)
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Persons
Author
Senior Research FellowSenior Research Fellow, Academy of Sciences, Russia
Editor
Translation
Professor of RussianProfessor of Russian, University of Oxford
, University of Washington, Seattle