Introduction, by John E. Joseph Meschonnic’s Theory of Rhythm, his Key Concepts and their Relation, by Marko Pajevi? Meschonnic’s Poetics of Society, by Marko Pajevi? Prelimary Remarks to this Reader, by Marko Pajevi? Part 1. Critique of Rhythm Chapter One: Poetics: 'Theoretical Activity, Poetic Activity' Chapter Two: Rhythm: 'What is at Stake in a Theory of Rhythm' Chapter Three: Metrics: 'Pure Metrics or Discourse Metrics' Chapter Four: Sign: 'Not the Sign, but Rhythm' Part 2. Poetry and Poem Chapter Five: 'Rhythm Party Manifesto' Part 3. Rhyme and Life Chapter Six: Life: 'Rhyme and Life' Chapter Seven: Orality: 'Orality, Poetics of the Voice' Chapter Eight: Subject: 'The subject of writing' Part 4. Translating Chapter Nine: Translating and Society: 'Translating, and the Bible, in the Theory of Language and of Society' Chapter Ten: Translating and the Biblical: 'A Bible Blow to Philosophy' Chapter Eleven: Case study of Poetic Translating: 'The Name of Ophelia' Part 5. Modernity Chapter Twelve: 'Modernity is a battle' Part 6. Historicity and Society Chapter Thirteen: 'For a Poetics of Historicity' Chapter Fourteen: Realism, Nominalism: 'The Theory of Language is a Theory of Society' Annex: Index of Names, Index of Terminology, Glossary Bibliography of Meschonnic’s book publications