A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry /

Leech, Geoffrey N

A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry / Geoffrey N. Leech - 1st ed. - London : Routledge, r 2023. - xv, 300 p.: 22 x 14 x 2 cm.

1. Poetry and the Language of past and present. Examples for discussion
2. The Creative use of Language. Examples for discussion
3. Variations of Poetic Licence. Examples for discussion
4. Foregrounding and Interpretation. Examples for discussion
5. Verbal Repetition. Examples for discussion
6. Patterns of Sound. Examples for discussion
7. Metre. Examples for discussion
8. The Irrational in Poetry. Examples for discussion
9. Figurative Language. Examples for discussion
10. Honest Deceptions. Examples for discussion
11. Implications of context. Examples for discussion
12. Ambiguity and Indeterminacy.

Professor Leech has given us the first full-length textbook suitable for teaching the 'new stylistics' to undergraduates

9781138694941

821.007 / LEE