The article describes the development of English iambic pentameter during 260 years, 1561–1821. The evolution of the versification went in waves: strict (Renaissance) – loose (Baroque) – strict (Classicism) – loose (Romanticism); the periods developed “over the head” of adjacent periods. The similarity of the Renaissance and Classicism vs. Baroque and Romanticism was probably rhythmical homonymy rather than imitation. The article reveals the versification similarity of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Shelley’s The Cenci. The similarity of versification added to the noticed earlier similarity of motifs, phraseology and vocabulary.

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莎士比亚的麦克白和雪莱的 The Cenci: Versification

这篇文章描述了 1561-1821 年 260 年间英语抑扬格五音步的发展。诗歌的演变一波三折：严格（文艺复兴）-松散（巴洛克）-严格（古典主义）-松散（浪漫主义）；这些时期在相邻时期的“头顶”发展。文艺复兴和古典主义与巴洛克和浪漫主义的相似之处可能是节奏上的同音，而不是模仿。文章揭示了莎士比亚的《麦克白》和雪莱的《先奇》的诗篇相似之处。诗歌的相似性增加了早期注意到的主题、措辞和词汇的相似性。