Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Translators vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Meschonnic’s Theory of Rhythm, his Key Concepts and their Relation 15
6. Meschonnic’s Poetics of Society 32
7. Preliminary Remarks to this Reader 46
8. Part 1. Critique of Rhythm 53
9. Part 2. Poetry and Poem 165
10. Part 3. Rhyme and Life 177
11. Part 4. Translating 225
12. Part 5. Modernity 279
13. Part 6. Historicity and Society 291
14. Glossary 321
15. Chronological Bibliography of Meschonnic’s Books 326
16. Name index 329
17. Subject index 332