Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Samuel Ernest Sprott. prosody of all Milton's poetry . The effervescent Saintsbury approached Milton with certain fixed ideas which were , un- fortunately , the wrong ones . His persistent refusal to accept the facts concerning elision ...
Samuel Ernest Sprott. prosody of all Milton's poetry . The effervescent Saintsbury approached Milton with certain fixed ideas which were , un- fortunately , the wrong ones . His persistent refusal to accept the facts concerning elision ...
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... Milton's distinct avoidance of rhyming couplets , even though they were soon to be considered by his contemporaries as the perfect measure . The Italian division by rhyme into octave and sestet Milton rigorously retains , employing it ...
... Milton's distinct avoidance of rhyming couplets , even though they were soon to be considered by his contemporaries as the perfect measure . The Italian division by rhyme into octave and sestet Milton rigorously retains , employing it ...
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... Milton's own ) . The latter interpretation seems to me to be necessary , both from Milton's character , and from the stringency with which he repudiates the ' Invention ' . Moreover , despite the impressive array which the samples make ...
... Milton's own ) . The latter interpretation seems to me to be necessary , both from Milton's character , and from the stringency with which he repudiates the ' Invention ' . Moreover , despite the impressive array which the samples make ...
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