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Paperback Sound, Sense, and Rhythm: Listening to Greek and Latin Poetry Book
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ISBN: 0691117845

ISBN13: 9780691117843

Sound, Sense, and Rhythm: Listening to Greek and Latin Poetry

(Part of the Martin Classical Lectures Series)

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This book concerns the way we read--or rather, imagine we are listening to--ancient Greek and Latin poetry. Through clear and penetrating analysis Mark Edwards shows how an understanding of the effects of word order and meter is vital for appreciating the meaning of classical poetry, composed for listening audiences.

The first of four chapters examines Homer's emphasis of certain words by their positioning; a passage from the Iliad...

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