Discussion:
W.S.'s rhythms
(too old to reply)
gggg gggg
2021-04-03 23:05:13 UTC
Permalink
https://daily.jstor.org/are-we-getting-shakespeares-rhythms-all-wrong/
marc hanson
2021-08-03 15:29:09 UTC
Permalink
https://daily.jstor.org/are-we-getting-shakespeares-rhythms-all-wrong//
John W Kennedy
2021-08-03 22:14:24 UTC
Permalink
https://daily.jstor.org/are-we-getting-shakespeares-rhythms-all-wrong//
Rather naïve, failing even to mention the possibilities of counterpoint
(“To bé / or nót / to bé, / thát is / the quéstion,” or the well known
differences in syllabification between Shakespeare’s time and ours
(“banishèd”, “musiciàn”), not to mention the occasional changes in words
(“Mílan”, “revénue”).
--
John W. Kennedy
"Bless me, what /do/ they teach them in these schools?"
-- C. S. Lewis. "The Last Battle"
Continue reading on narkive:
Loading...