Lucifer in Harness: American Meter, Metaphor, and Diction
Edwin S. Fussell • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0691645810
Lucifer in Harness: American Meter, Metaphor, and Diction
Edwin S. Fussell • Princeton University Press
ISBN-10: 0691645817 · ISBN-13: 978‑0691645810 · 2016
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Edwin S. Fussell’s scholarly examination explores the foundational elements of American poetic form, focusing on the interplay between meter, metaphor, and diction. By analyzing the structural evolution of verse within the American tradition, the text provides a rigorous critical framework for understanding how poets have historically navigated the constraints and possibilities of their craft.
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