Abstract
This study investigates a variety of primary sources dealing with French poetic rhythm and concludes that the variety of approaches discussed in these sources must be kept in mind when evaluating a composer's setting of French verse. French poetic theory discusses practices such as scanning verse in iambs and trochees regardless of interior accents; determining the number of accents based on the metre of the verse; and observing only the most essential accents based on syntactic considerations. Focusing on Verdi's French operas, this study examines the relationship between these possibilities and the melodic style. 42 For evidence regarding Les Vipres siciliennes, see Giger, 'The Role of Verdi's French Operas', ch. 4; evidence regarding Don Carlos will be provided in a study that is currently in progress.
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