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050 4 _aPE
100 1 _aAlden, Raymond MacDonald,
_d1873-1924
245 1 0 _aEnglish Verse: Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-05
508 _aProduced by Charles Aldarondo, Louise Pattison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"English Verse: Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History" by Raymond MacDonald Alden is a scholarly collection of poetic examples written in the early 20th century. This work aims to provide materials for an inductive study of English verse forms, tailoring the content for educational purposes, particularly for university courses. The focus of the book revolves around the principles and historical development of English poetry, offering diverse textual samples along with annotations. The opening of the text sets the stage for an academic exploration of English verse, explaining the rationale behind the collection and detailing its structure. Alden emphasizes the inductive approach taken in compiling these specimens, alluding to the rich tradition of English poetry from early periods onward. He outlines the challenges of classifying verse forms and notes that the book includes various forms of commentary intended to make the chosen specimens more comprehensible, highlighting both the technical aspects of versification and the broader historical context. As readers proceed, they can expect an in-depth analysis of verse mechanics and a wealth of examples that illustrate the intricate relationship between form and meaning in English poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish poetry
653 _aEnglish language -- Versification
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32262
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