George T. Wright
Shakespeare's Metrical Art
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9780520076426
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This is a wide-ranging, poetic analysis of the great English poetic line, iambic pentameter, as used by Chaucer, Sidney, Milton, and particularly by Shakespeare. George T. Wright offers a detailed survey of Shakespeare's brilliantly varied metrical keyboard and shows how it augments the expressiveness of his characters' stage language.
"Wright has given us that rarity in contemporary Shakespeare studies: ways of reading and hearing that owe everything to informed, intelligent care and nothing to fashion. . . . An excellent book."—Carol M. Sicherman, Renaissance Quarterly
"Wright has written a substantial history as well as analysis. . . . This is a masterful study."—J. L. Simmons, Studies in English Literature
"Wright's book is rare in its field in being extremely well-written and fascinating. . . . It is the best book about metre I have ever read, and one of the most helpful books about Shakespeare for some years."—Peter Levi, Notes & Queries
"Wright has written a substantial history as well as analysis. . . . This is a masterful study."—J. L. Simmons, Studies in English Literature
"Wright's book is rare in its field in being extremely well-written and fascinating. . . . It is the best book about metre I have ever read, and one of the most helpful books about Shakespeare for some years."—Peter Levi, Notes & Queries
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