Auden’s Syllabic Verse

Auden’s Syllabic Verse

Richard Hillyer

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2019
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Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9781498591461
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This book presents a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of W. H. Auden’s many syllabics, revealing them as highly various in both form and content. It also discusses his achievement in relation to the work of two pioneers in the writing of English syllabic verse: Robert Bridges and Marianne Moore.

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