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Notes on Prosody
by Vladimir Nabokov
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. A scarce first UK edition copy of this analysis on language, originally from Nabokov's commentary on Aleksandr Pushkin's Eugene Onegin. A scarce first UK edition copy of Vladimir's Nabokov's Notes on Prosody. In this book, Nabokov analyses and explores the differences and similarities between English and Russian iambic tetrameters in poetic prosody, and discusses the effects of word length on rhythm. He examines Pushkin alongside a wide range of English poets such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and Keats among others. It was originally published as Appendix 2 to the author's Commentary with his translation of Eugene Onegin by Aleksandr Pushkin. In the original publisher's light blue cloth binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's light blue cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally very smart, with minor shelfwear and slight bumping to head of spine. Dustwrapper is very smart. Small closed tear to head and tail of spine has been patched up by previous owner. Only minor chipping to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. There is faint offsetting to front free endpaper and rear blank page, otherwise pages are bright and clean. With unclipped dustwrapper. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 752A14
- Title
- Notes on Prosody
- Author
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Nabokov Prosody First Edition Cloth Prosody Iambic Verse Russiam
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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