Title: Practical little volume on English prose rhythm
Product review: This is an excellent companion volume to Saintsbury's A History of English Prose Rhythm. In a practical manner, Tempest discusses the nature of rhythm, prose-rhythm, and cadence; he then compares rhythms and their usages in select passages from Ascham, Browne, Burke, DeQuincey, Dryden, Gibbon, Hobbes, Ben Jonson, Samuel Johnson, Taylor, and the Authorized Version of the Bible. Includes a brief glossary and bibliography. Both Tempest's and Saintsbury's volumes are hard to find, but are worth the effort if you enjoy the study of English prose style.
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