Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Samuel Ernest Sprott. CHAPTER X THE PROSODY OF ' SAMSON AGONISTES ' . MILTON's most advanced prosodic theory is employed in Samson Agonistes . In form this work is a ' dramatic poem ' , a ' Tragedy coming forth after the antient manner ...
Samuel Ernest Sprott. CHAPTER X THE PROSODY OF ' SAMSON AGONISTES ' . MILTON's most advanced prosodic theory is employed in Samson Agonistes . In form this work is a ' dramatic poem ' , a ' Tragedy coming forth after the antient manner ...
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... Samson Agonistes the iambic pentameters are not very different in theoretical prosodic basis from those of Paradise Lost . Almost the same rules apply in matters of elision , inversion , loss of ac- cent and ... SAMSON AGONISTES '
... Samson Agonistes the iambic pentameters are not very different in theoretical prosodic basis from those of Paradise Lost . Almost the same rules apply in matters of elision , inversion , loss of ac- cent and ... SAMSON AGONISTES '
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... Samson Agonistes is metrically the pinnacle of its author's achievement . Like Comus , it gathers up all his experience in previous works and carries it to a further stage of development . In its preface that principle ... SAMSON AGONISTES '
... Samson Agonistes is metrically the pinnacle of its author's achievement . Like Comus , it gathers up all his experience in previous works and carries it to a further stage of development . In its preface that principle ... SAMSON AGONISTES '
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