Elements Of Greek Prosody And Versification PDF Download

Excerpt from Greek Prosody, Containing Rules for the Structure of Iambic, Trochaic, Anapæstic, and Dactylic Verse: With Two Dissertations; I. On the Versification of Homer, and the Use of the Digamma in His Poems; II. On Metrical Time in Iambic, Trochaic, and Anapæstic Verse Prosody treats of the quantity of syllables, and the nature and arrangement of the various feet in the different kinds Of verse used by the Poets. The short syllable is considered a metrical unit, and is called a tempus (time) or mora. A long syllable is equivalent in time to two Short, and vice versa. The quantity of syllables in which doubtful vowels occur, when not lengthened according to the rules afterwards stated, can be ascertained either by a knowledge of scansion, or from a good Lexicon, in which it is marked. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.