James Phillip McAuley was at the University of Sydney and University of Tasmania. He became the first editor of Quadrant, the Australian organ of the anti-communist Association for Cultural Freedom.

• Preface CONTENTS I. From Stress to Metre II. Metrical Variation III. Metrical Accent and Speech Stress IV. The Actual Line of Spoken Verse V. Other Elements of Variety VI. Other Systems of Versification A Short Glossary A Select List for Reading

James Phillip McAuley was at the University of Sydney and University of Tasmania. He became the first editor of Quadrant, the Australian organ of the anti-communist Association for Cultural Freedom.

• Preface CONTENTS I. From Stress to Metre II. Metrical Variation III. Metrical Accent and Speech Stress IV. The Actual Line of Spoken Verse V. Other Elements of Variety VI. Other Systems of Versification A Short Glossary A Select List for Reading