Slave to the rhythm? The many different definitions of rhythm
Slave to the rhythm? The many different definitions of rhythm
Author(s): Adam DziadekSubject(s): Polish Literature, Western Slavic Languages, Theory of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: metrum; rythm; body; definition; subject;
Summary/Abstract: This essay discusses different definitions of rhythm. The author thoroughly reviews the different definitions and approaches to rhythm in Polish and foreign-language (especially French and English) theoretical texts. He also refers to the texts of culture, including Grace Jones’s famous song Slave to the rhythm or Edward Pasewicz’s poem Sonata o rytmie [Sonata about rhythm].
Journal: Forum Poetyki
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 74-85
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English