The Sounds of Poetry Viewed as Music

The phrase “music of poetry” is one used to describe rhythms and creative turns of words in this form of expression. Lerdahl builds on this idea in this book to analyze linguistics and music theory to better understand the relationship between the two. The Sounds of Poetry Viewed as Music (Columbia University Press) cogitates on syllabic rhyme, alliteration, assonance, and more to explain his theory that the sounds of poetry originated in musical terms. This book will be of particular interest to readers of poetry, literary scholars, musicians, philosophers, and cognitive scientists who can appreciate the intersection of music and words.