The prelude to poetry
Subtitle: the English poets in defence and praise of their art
Series: Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Essays and belles lettres; Everyman's library
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.; E.P. Dutton & Co.
Published: 1927
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Poetry; English poetry; History and criticism
Notes: Title within ornamental border.

First issue in this edition, 1927.

"Everyman's library, by Ernest Rhys": 4 p. at back of book.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Geoffrey Chaucer: Invocation from The hous of fame.; title: Edmund Spenser: The perfect paterne of a poet.; title: Sir Philip Sidney: An apologie for poetrie.; title: Thomas Campion: Observations on the art of English poesie.; title: Samuel Daniel: A defence of ryme.; title: Ben Jonson: Poets and poetry.; title: John Milton: A school of poetry.; title: John Dryden: Heroic poetry and poetic licence.; title: Alexander Pope: The lyric style and a style of sound.; title: Thomas Gray: Metrum: observations on English metre.; title: Robert Burns: Songs and song writing.; title: Sir Walter Scott: On ballad poetry.; title: William Wordsworth: Observations and a passage on poetic diction.; title: Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Wordsworth and the art of poetry.; title: Percy Bysshe Shelley: A defence of poetry.; title: Lord Byron: The present state of English poetry.; title: John Keats: The genius of poetry, and his own art.; title: Walter Savage Landor: Poetry without body.; title: Robert Browning: Shelley and the art of poetry.; title: Matthew Arnold: On translating Homer.; title: Robert Bridges: Poetry and poetic diction.