Buy this book on-line Saintsbury, George : Some Recent Studies in English Prosody: From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. IXHumphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, London, England, 1919
Original publisher's gray wrapper with staple binding. 6 1/4" x 9 3/4." Eleven pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Staples have rusted but have not affected the text or pages. Printing information on front cover: "London, Published for the British Academy by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, Amen Corner, E.C." Printing information on back cover: "Oxford, Printed by Frederick Hall, at the University Press." Excerpt from Pages 1 and 2: "It is some dozen years since the present speaker began, and some eight or nine since he finished, the publication of an historical survey of practical English Prosody, following it up still more recently with one of Prose Rhythm. ... My object was not to construct an a priori theory of prosody at all, but to examine the prosodic substance of English poetry as a whole, and to discover, if possible, in what way it was constructed. I found, as it seemed to me, and to not a few others, that a system of syllabic equivalence and substitution composing, and equating or contrasting, different prosodic units for which I kept the old traditional name of feet, pervaded the whole of it, from at least the twelfth century onwards, some elements of this being far earlier.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Saintsbury, George : Some Recent Studies in English Prosody: From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. IX. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, rare books, livres d'occasion, livres anciens and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |