The Fabb and Halle’s Theory of Meter in Poetry and the Latvian Dainas

Authors

  • Kristīne Konrāde Boston Dainas Project, Riga, Latvia , , , , ,

Keywords:

meter, Latvian dainas, oral formulas, generating metrical grids, wellformed metrical line, epic songs, ballads

Abstract

I have chosen to illustrate the application of Fabb and Halle’s theory of meter in poetry with expressions about ravens that are formulas from three different oral poetic traditions. They represent the epics from the Balkans, English ballads and Latvian narrative and lyric dainas. Let it be the beginning for the exploration of commons aspects of formulae that go well beyond metrics.

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Philological Studies Vol.13 No.1 2015

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Published

2019-10-22

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2015): Philological Studies

Section

Literature in Intercultural Context

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The Fabb and Halle’s Theory of Meter in Poetry and the Latvian Dainas. (2019). Philological Studies, 13(1), 215-228. http://194.149.137.236/index.php/philologicalstudies/article/view/388