Poetry and Narrative in Performance
Douglas Oliver(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 22. September 1989
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-333-47351-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since classical times scholars have attempted to describe poetic music but a difficulty for modern descriptions has been that any one performer of the poem may not create the same overall vocal music as another. This book uses machine data of poetry readings in a new way to discover neglected features of rhythm and intonation and to clear away some methodological problems that hamper the teaching of poetic melody. The discussion is linked to an overall theory of literary form, throwing light on the role of emotion in both poetry and narrative fiction. These two arts are treated as dynamic mental performances rather than as static texts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-47351-1 (9780333473511)
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Poetry and Narrative in Performance
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Content
Rule and performance; musical form and poetic stress; intonation contours; voicing patterns and the pace of poetry; the poet's finesse; the music of translation; Eve in the garden; tunes and instants; narrative in performance; poles apart and together; the universal giant; emotion in literary response.