Lines and Lyrics : An Introduction to Poetry and Song / Matt BaileyShea.
An introduction to poetry geared toward the study of songBruce Springsteen, Benjamin Britten, Kendrick Lamar, Sylvia Plath, Outkast, and Anne Sexton collide in this inventive study of poetry and song. Drawing on literary poetry, rock, rap, musical theater, and art songs from the Elizabethan period t...
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New Haven, CT :
Yale University Press,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Note to the Reader
- Introduction: Why Study Lyrics?
- 1. Diction
- 2. Meter
- 3. Rhyme
- 4. Lines and Syntax
- 5. Address
- 6. Form
- 7. The Complete Song
- Conclusion: Some Thoughts About Poetry, Meaning, and Word Painting
- Appendix: Transcribing Lyrics
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Index.