Old English Metre offers an essential framework for the critical analysis of metrical structures and interpretations in Old English literature. Jun Terasawa's c
Many of the great works of world literature are composed in metrical verse, that is, in lines which are measured and patterned. Meter in Poetry: A New Theory is
First published in 1970, this work outlines the principles of English prosody in a way that will enable the reader to recognise and scan any piece of English ve