Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2010-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 123 Alden, Raymond MacDonald 1873 1924 English Verse: Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Louise Pattison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) en English poetry English language -- Versification PE Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 1222462 1222466 2024-10-13T14:49:59.535733 2023-09-14T07:41:21.326007 text/html text/html 1230391 2010-05-05T11:56:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 362588 2010-05-05T11:57:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 497268 2024-10-13T14:51:00.528875 application/epub+zip 516179 2024-10-13T14:50:21.488565 application/epub+zip 462543 2024-10-13T14:50:10.921619 application/epub+zip 1119023 2024-10-13T14:51:13.651845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1418855 2024-10-13T14:50:43.445494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1226557 2022-09-15T03:47:06.879942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 803296 2024-10-13T14:49:52.493710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 802307 2010-05-05T11:56:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 316324 2010-05-05T11:57:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 802316 2010-05-05T11:57:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 316053 2010-05-05T11:57:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20984 2024-10-13T14:51:13.912832 application/rdf+xml 26061 2024-10-13T14:50:11.759617 image/jpeg 4733 2024-10-13T14:50:11.340616 image/jpeg 466065 2024-10-13T14:49:59.619693 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia