| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 338 pages) |
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Oxford early Christian studies |
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Oxford early Christian studies.
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| Contents |
The metres of Book One. Imprisoned by rhythm -- Rhythmic intervention -- Repeated metres. The first four -- The final two -- Repetition and recollection : a system of rhythmic sound. Formal structure -- Functional purpose -- Analogies of rhythmic repetition -- A mediation on Book Five. Repetition, narration, and the meditative ascent -- Freedom, providence, and prayer |
| Summary |
Blackwood argues that the metres of Boethius' 'Consolation of Philosophy' are arranged in patterns that have a therapeutic and liturgical purpose. The argument moves from an examination of the prosodical interplay of metre, meaning, and sound in the Consolation's first seven poems; to a consideration of the therapeutic use of the same metre in different poems; to the discovery and exploration of an intricate system of metric repetition that comprehends every poem; and finally, to reflection on how this acoustic system shapes the listener's memory to an intelligible design |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed April 8, 2015) |
| Subject |
Boethius, -524. De consolatione philosophiae.
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Boethius, -524 -- Versification
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| SUBJECT |
Boethius, -524 fast |
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De consolatione philosophiae (Boethius) fast |
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English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Versification
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English language -- Old English -- Versification
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Versification
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Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
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Languages & Literatures.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191028113 |
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0191028118 |
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