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Revision as of 19:48, 2 October 2012 by Bagworm (talk | contribs) ('Prosimetrum' is a naturalized, if specialized, term in English)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A prosimetrum is a literary piece that is made up of alternating passages of prose and poetry.
Examples
- De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii by Martianus Capella
- Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
- Cosmographia by Bernard Silvestris
- De planctu naturae by Alain de Lille
- Aucassin et Nicolette
- Le Roman de Tristan en prose
- La Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri
- Convivio by Dante Alighieri
- Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus
- Satyricon by Petronius
- Oku no Hosomichi by Matsuo Bashō
- One Thousand and One Nights
- Acallam na Senórach
See also
Further reading
- Peter Dronke (1994). Verse with Prose from Petronius to Dante. ISBN 0-674-93475-X
- Joseph Harris, Karl Reichl (1997). Prosimetrum: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Narrative in Prose and Verse. ISBN 0-85991-475-5
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