An introduction to the study of medieval Latin versification
By: by Dag Norberg ; translated by Grant C. Roti and Jacqueline de La Chapelle Skubly ; edited and with an introduction by Jan Ziolkowski.
Contributors: Ziolkowski, Jan M., 1956-
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D. C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Latin poetry, Medieval and modern -- History and criticism; Latin language, Medieval and modern -- Metrics and rhythmics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-198) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Prosody and accentuation; title: Synaeresis, diaeresis, syncope, prosthesis, elision, and hiatus; title: Assonance, rhyme, and alliteration; title: Acrostics, carmina figurata, and other poetic devices; title: Metrical versification; title: The beginning of rhythmic versification; title: Rhythmic versification and metrical; title: Poetry; title: Rhythmic versification and music; title: Sequences, tropes, motets, rondeaux.