What is Poetry?

Language and Memory in the Poems of the World

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Nigel Fabb

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Poetry, defined as language divided into lines, is found in most known human cultures. This masterful survey of poetry and its constituent components demonstrates the functions performed by metre, rhyme, alliteration and parallelism, arguing that each line of a poem fits as a whole unit into the limited capacity of human working memory. Using examples from around the world, Fabb surveys the wide varieties of poetry and the ways they are performed, including those in songs and signed literatures. Focusing on language, form and memory, he helps us understand why poetry is a particularly valued way of using language. A fresh exploration of poetry, the book will be welcomed by students and researchers of literature, linguistics and psychology, as well as anyone interested in poetry.

Author Biography:

Nigel Fabb is Professor of Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde.

Release date NZ

August 21st, 2015

Author

Nigel Fabb

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

3 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

228

Dimensions

152x229x14

ISBN-13

9781107001855

Product ID

23090990

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