Book of Forms A Handbook of Poetics

Name: Book of Forms A Handbook of Poetics
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ISBN: 9781584650225

ISBN-10: 1584650222

ISBN-13: 9781584650225

Edition: 3rd 2000

Authors: Lewis Turco

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Since 1968 Lewis Turco's Book of Forms has been a staple in the libraries of writers, teachers, poets, and others who care about the craft of poetry. The 160-page first edition was followed in 1986 by the 292-page New Book of Forms, reprinted six times and one of UPNE's Top Ten Best Sellers. Now Turco has expanded and updated his classic once again, adding many new forms, including the ghazal, rubliw, double dactyl, various Japanese forms other than the haiku and tanka, Clerihew, amphigory, backwoods boast, and quaternion. Twenty percent larger than before, it now includes six in-depth prosodic essays and an entirely new discussion of the rules of scansion, never before formulated in such a…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University Press of New England
Publication date: 1/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 349
Size: 4.75" wide x 7.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface to the Third Edition



The Elements of Poetry


Introduction


Modes of Writing


The Levels of Poetry


Prosody


The Typographical Level


The Sonic Level


Prose Poetry


Isoverbal Prosody


Parenthetical Prosody


Syllabic Prosody


Accentual Prosody


Accentual-Syllabic Prosody


The Sensory Level


Descriptions and Similes


Metaphors


Rhetorical Tropes


The Ideational Level


Chapter Glossary



Form-Finder Index


Introduction


Specific Forms


General Forms



Traditional Verse Forms


Dramatic Poetry


Lyric Poetry


Narrative Poetry


Bibliography


Index