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Why lyrics last: evolution, cognition, and Shakespeare's sonnets

By William , Boyd , Brian;Shakespeare

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780674065642, 9780674064843, 0674064844, 9780674069190, 0674069196
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1088989 bytes)
Pages
x, 227 pages\240
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Argues that lyric making is universal across cultures, and uses the example of Shakespeare's "Sonnets" to showcase the human disposition to play with lyrical patterns.;Story and verse -- Lyrics unlinked -- Poetry, pattern, and attention -- Lyric and sonnet -- A first Shakespeare sonnet -- From sonnet to sequence -- Love: the mistress -- Love and time: the youth -- Beyond love -- Status -- Death -- Shake-speares sonnets, 1609 -- Lyric and narrative -- Envoi: verse and aversion. Story and verse -- Lyrics unlinked -- Poetry, pattern, and attention -- Lyric and sonnet -- A first Shakespeare sonnet -- From sonnet to sequence -- Love: the mistress -- Love and time: the youth -- Beyond love -- Status -- Death -- Shake-speares sonnets, 1609 -- Lyric and narrative -- Envoi: verse and aversion.

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