  BOOK I INTRODUCTORY AND DOGMATIC CHAPTER II SYSTEMS OF ENGLISH PROSODY THE ACCENTUAL OR STRESS CHAPTER III SYSTEMS OF ENGLISH PROSODY THE SYLLABIC CHAPTER IV SYSTEMS OF ENGLISH PROSODY THE FOOT CHAPTER V RULES OF THE FOOT SYSTEM A. Feet CHAPTER VI CONTINUOUS ILLUSTRATIONS OF ENGLISH SCANSION BOOK II HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ENGLISH PROSODY CHAPTER I FROM THE ORIGINS TO CHAUCER THE CONSTITUTION OF ENGLISH VERSE [49] CHAPTER II FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER DISORGANISATION AND RECONSTRUCTION CHAPTER III FROM SHAKESPEARE TO MILTON THE CLOSE OF THE FORMATIVE PERIOD CHAPTER IV HALT AND RETROSPECT CONTINUATION ON HEROIC VERSE AND ITS COMPANIONS FROM DRYDEN TO CRABBE CHAPTER V THE ROMANTIC REVIVAL ITS PRECURSORS AND FIRST GREAT STAGE CHAPTER VI THE LAST STAGE TENNYSON TO SWINBURNE CHAPTER VII RECAPITULATION OR SUMMARY VIEW OF STAGES OF ENGLISH PROSODY I. Old English Period BOOK III HISTORICAL SURVEY OF VIEWS ON PROSODY CHAPTER II FROM BYSSHE TO GUEST CHAPTER III LATER NINETEENTH-CENTURY PROSODISTS CHAPTER II REASONED LIST OF POETS WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO THEIR PROSODIC QUALITY AND INFLUENCE CHAPTER III ORIGINS OF LINES AND STANZAS Any changes made to the text to correct typographical errors are listed at the end of the book. The author makes extensive use of diacritics such as macron, breve and grave accent to indicate stress, length etc. In the original, these symbols often float over the text to show that they apply to the syllable, but in this e-book are morked on the first vowel of the syllable only. Note that rare instances of simultaneous macron and breve diacritics over the same syllable have been retained. This may indicate that the syllable be interpreted as long or short. In a few cases where sidenotes refer to new topics introduced within a long paragraph, an additional paragraph break has been added. All footnotes have been renumbered [1] ... [181]. Because of the number and the length of some footnotes, all are presented at the end of the chapter or section to which they refer. Non-roman script (e.g. Greek) has been rendered in Unicode, with a roman transliteration available with mouse-hover. BY THE SAME AUTHOR A HISTORY OF ENGLISH PROSODY FROM THE TWELFTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY. 3 vols. 8vo. Vol. I. From the Origins to Spenser. 12s. 6d. net. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH PROSE RHYTHM. 8vo. 18s. net. A HISTORY OF ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE. Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d. A HISTORY OF NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE. Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d. A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. Crown 8vo. 10s. Also in Five Parts. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. each. LIFE OF DRYDEN. Library Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. net. Pocket Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 2s. net. LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd. HISTORICAL MANUAL MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA · MADRAS THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. TORONTO HISTORICAL MANUAL |
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