Buy this book on-line L E Kastner : The History of French VersificationOxford at the clarendon Press, 1903
1903 Ex-school library book with stamps. Red cloth hardcovers, slightly bumped to corners & edges. Spine lightly faded. Front hinge slightly loose. pages clean & tight. pages uncut to fore, gilt top. Book Extract; CHAPTER IPRINCIPLES OF FRENCH VERSIFICATIONA verse can be defined as a series of words united bya rhythm or succession of times divisible into measureswhich by their disposition give pleasure to the ear. Whilethe poetic rhythm of the classical languages depends princi-pally on the quantity of the syllables, and that of the Germaniclanguages on their intensity, in the Romance tongues, andconsequently in French, the rhythm of poetry is chieflybased on a fixed number of syllables in each line regardlessof their quantity, together with the addition of rime (asso-nance or vowel-rime at first and later full rime), which servesthe purpose of indicating more forcibly the end of the lineor rhythmical entity. Yet French verse is in a measureaccentual in so far that the last sounded syllable of the linemust be a stressed syllable, as also the last sounded syllable, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of L E Kastner : The History of French Versification. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, collectables, libri antichi, incunabula and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |