The Russian iambic tetrameter: The problem of description (Prolegomena to a new paradigm)
From the very beginning of systematic investigation of the Russian iambic tetrameter (1910s–1940s), the proportion of stresses on the first and second ictus of the line was chosen as its main rhythmic characteristic. Meanwhile, attributing an aesthetic value to this characteristic is wrong: it is la...
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University of Tartu Press
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Metrica et Poetica |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/smp/article/view/13292 |