This text uses machine data of poetry readings to discover features of rhythm and intonation and to clear away methodological problems that hamper the teaching of poetic melody. The discussion is linked to the theory of literary form, throwing light on the role of emotion in poetry and fiction.

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Book Title: Poetry and Narrative in Performance
Authors: Douglas Oliver
Series Title: Language, Discourse, Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10445-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1989
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-10445-1Published: 18 June 1989
Series ISSN: 2947-0188
Series E-ISSN: 2947-0196
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 189
Topics: Literary Theory, Poetry and Poetics, Phonology and Phonetics

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