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I don't think one would apply this term to non-European works; but a "See also" is definitely in order |
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*''[[Gesta Danorum]]'' by [[Saxo Grammaticus]] |
*''[[Gesta Danorum]]'' by [[Saxo Grammaticus]] |
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*''[[Satyricon]]'' by [[Petronius]] |
*''[[Satyricon]]'' by [[Petronius]] |
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*''[[Oku no Hosomichi]]'' by [[Matsuo Bashō]] |
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*''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'' |
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*''[[Acallam na Senórach]]'' |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 18:26, 2 October 2012
A prosimetrum (Latin) 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