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What is Poetry? - Language and Memory in the Poems of the World (Hardcover)
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What is Poetry? - Language and Memory in the Poems of the World (Hardcover)
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Poetry, defined as language divided into lines, is found in most
known human cultures. This masterful survey of poetry and its
constituent components demonstrates the functions performed by
metre, rhyme, alliteration and parallelism, arguing that each line
of a poem fits as a whole unit into the limited capacity of human
working memory. Using examples from around the world, Fabb surveys
the wide varieties of poetry and the ways they are performed,
including those in songs and signed literatures. Focusing on
language, form and memory, he helps us understand why poetry is a
particularly valued way of using language. A fresh exploration of
poetry, the book will be welcomed by students and researchers of
literature, linguistics and psychology, as well as anyone
interested in poetry.
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