Rhythmic phrasing in English verse Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
Ch. 1	Current Approaches
1.1	Rhythm and multidimensional form	1
1.2	Prosodic theory	6
1.3	Current theories	7
Ch. 2	The Myths of Traditional Prosody
2.1	Introduction	77
2.2	Myth 1: Verse rhythm is one-dimensional	79
2.3	Myth 2: Verse rhythm is physical/linguistic	98
2.4	Myth 3: Verse rhythm is regular	106
2.5	Myth 4: Verse rhythm is conventional	110
2.6	Myth 5: Verse rhythm is linear/flat	118
Ch. 3	Context
3.1	Rhythmic competence	119
3.2	Rhythm, prosody, versification, poetry and poetic experience	120
3.3	A definition of rhythm	121
3.4	Meter	126
3.5	Grouping	136
3.6	Prolongation	146
3.7	Interdisciplinary parallels: poetic rhythm and music theory	154
Ch. 4	Theory: Grouping
4.1	Preliminaries	179
4.2	Grouping well-formedness rules (GWFRs)	182
4.3	Grouping preference rules (GPRs)	191
Ch. 5	Analysis
5.1	Free verse	277
5.2	'Sprung rhythm'	323
5.3	Pentameter	378
Ch. 6	Implications
6.1	Analysis	423
6.2	Rhythmic cognition	423
6.3	Rhythm and language	424
6.4	Rhythm and poetry	425
6.5	Shape and time	426
6.6	Meter	427
6.7	Metrical 'figures'	428
6.8	Prosodic history	429
6.9	Rhythmic phrasing	430
6.10	Prose rhythm and the rhythm of free verse	432
6.11	Poetic pedagogy	433
6.12	Poetry and music	434
6.13	Poetic rhythm and literary criticism	437
	References	443
	Index	461