Augustan Measures: Restoration and 18th Century Writings on Prosody and Metre: Restoration and 18th Century Writings on Prosody and Metre

The book explores the debates surrounding metre and poetic form in Restoration and 18th-century writings, focusing on the couplet and blank verse, and provides a survey of 16th- and early 17th-century writings on metre.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 January 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This title, originally published in 2002, presents a comprehensive survey of Restoration and 18th-century writings on metre and poetic form. It delves into the debates surrounding the perceived differences between the couplet and blank verse, offering a comprehensive overview of the techniques and findings of our 17th- and 18th-century precursors. The volume also explores the 16th- and early 17th-century writings on metre as the foundation for the 18th-century debates, the conflicting and often confusing theories proposed by later 17th- and 18th-century critics, the contributions of the Prescriptive and Elocutionist critics, and the role of rhyme and blank verse in these discussions.

ISBN-13: 9781138728592