Vergil's metre
Subtitle: a practical guide for reading Latin hexameter poetry
By: by G.B. Nussbaum
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Bristol
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9781472540478
Subjects: Latin language; Metrics and rhythmics; Latin poetry
Description: "This concise guide provides a clear theoretical framework for the study of Latin hexameter and places welcome stress on reading aloud and listening to classical verse, providing very practical help in achieving that skill."--Bloomsbury Publishing

This concise guide provides a clear theoretical framework for the study of Latin hexameter and places welcome stress on reading aloud and listening to classical verse, providing very practical help in achieving that skill
Notes: "Reprinted 1990, 2001"--Title page verso

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Table of contents: title: pt. 1A. Special markings and specimen text; title: pt. 1B. Pronunciation checklist; title: pt. 1C. Rules of word-accent; title: pt. 2. Feeling the rhythm; title: pt. 3. Understanding the metre; title: pt. 4. Learning the rhythm; title: pt. 5. Phrasing : the interplay of meaning and metre; title: pt. 6. From marked text to reading at sight; title: pt. 7. Ictus and accent : the interplay of verse-beat and word-accent; title: pt. 8. Sound and sense; title: To the Reader; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Part I A Special Markingsand Specimen Text; title: Part I B Pronunciation Checklist; title: Part I c Rules of Word-Accent; title: Part II Feeling the Rhythm; title: Part III Understanding the Metre; title: Part IV Learning the Rhythm; title: Part v Phrasing; title: Part VI : From Marked Text to Reading at Sight; title: Part VII : Ictus and Accent; title: Part VIII: Sound and Sense; title: Epilogue; title: Notes; title: Appendix I Some Other Metres; title: Appendix IIA The Rules of Interplay Between Ictus and Accent; title: Appendix IIB Ictus-Accent Interplay in Horace's Lyrics; title: Appendix IIC Ictus-Accent Interplay in Catullus; title: Appendix III The Pronunciation of Vowel-Junctions (Elisions); title: Appendix IV A Note on the Caesura; title: Appendix v A Note on Traditional Scansion