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prosimetrum: a standalone construct

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Genre theory

a composition that alternates prose and verse in one work, treated by Dronke as a mixed form with its own expressive range.

In genre theory, prosimetrum refers to a composition that alternates prose and verse in one work, treated by Dronke as a mixed form with its own expressive range. This meaning comes from Dronke (1994) in Verse with Prose from Petronius to Dante.[1]

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References

Dronke, P. (1994). Verse with Prose from Petronius to Dante. Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674330481

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