Peter Groves, Strange Music: The Metre of the English Heroic Line.(English Literary Studies Monograph Series), ELS, Victoria, B.C., 1998.
"He discusses the historical reasons that account for the fact that 'traditional metrics', as applied to English poetry, 'doesn't make sense'. He folllows this with a rigorously argued account of metrical theory, and concludes by offering his own metrical grammar, a 'post-generative synthesis' of 'generative metrics, musicalism and humanist scansion' (p. 13), combining scrupulous phonetic analysis with sensitivity to mood and context The rules, confirmed by exhaustive study of Shakespeare Milton and Pope, carry conviction. The text, though abounding with delightful critical insights, is not designed for passive consumption but teachers and students with a little knowledge of the subject will find it a valuable source of fresh ideas." (Carolyn D. Williams, Modern Language Review 95 (2000): 1064).