Description
1965 edition. Hardcover has some minor wear along the sides, scuffs and marks. No dust jacket. Spine has some wear on the top and bottom. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.
This well-preserved 1965 edition of “A Prosody Handbook” by Karl Shapiro and Robert Beum offers a comprehensive guide to the study of poetic meter and form. Shapiro, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and influential educator, collaborated with Beum to create this seminal work that delves into the intricacies of versification. Spanning topics from classical Greek and Latin prosody to modern free verse, this handbook serves as an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and connoisseurs of poetry alike. Despite the absence of a dust jacket, the sturdy hardcover binding and clean interior pages ensure that this copy remains a serviceable reference for those seeking to deepen their understanding of poetic structure and rhythm. Collectors will appreciate the enduring significance of this work, which has shaped the study of prosody for generations of poets and literary enthusiasts.
