Philip Hobsbaum (1932–2005)
Autor von Metre, Rhythm and Verse Form
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William Wordsworth: Selected Poetry and Prose (Routledge English Texts) (1989) — Herausgeber — 8 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Hobsbaum, Philip Dennis
- Geburtstag
- 1932-06-29
- Todestag
- 2005-06-28
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Geburtsort
- London, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK - Ausbildung
- University of Cambridge (Downing College)
University of Sheffield - Berufe
- Poet
teacher
critic - Beziehungen
- Kelman, James (student)
Leonard, Tom (student)
MacNeacail, Aonghas (student) - Organisationen
- Queen's University, Belfast
University of Glasgow
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- 3.8
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I especially liked Hobsbaum’s lengthy and informative chapter on free verse, which delineated the three forms that fall under that appellation, and is particularly useful on what Hobsbaum calls ‘free verse proper’. This turns out to be an exceptionally difficult form, so much so that Hobsbaum laments, “One may well be astonished that unpractised poets continue to attempt it, when forms more likely to bring success—sprung rhythm, pararhyme—lie so close to their hand.”
You will certainly come away from this book with a newfound appreciation for the amount and level of technical craftsmanship that goes into great poetry of any era. Whether that will aid your appreciation of the poems you read, however, is an open question. Recommended.… (mehr)