820.56 Stewart, George Rippey, 1895 Modern metrical technique as illustrated by ballad meter (1700-1920) by George R. Stewart, jr. ... New York, N. Y., 1922. cover-title, 1 p. l., 171–120 p. 23cm. Thesis (PH.D.)—Columbia university, 1922. Vita. "Bibliographical note": p. 120. 1. English language-Versification. 2. English language-Rhythm. 3. English ballads and songs-Hist. & crit. I. Title. Library of Congress PE1521.B35S7 135c1, 23-1552 FOREWORD I desire to express my appreciation of the aid of the United States Veterans' Bureau through which this dissertation has been printed. As a result of some misunderstanding no proofs were sent to the author. I must accordingly apologize for the condition of the text, although the care of the printer has prevented any major errors. To remedy the situation in some degree an errata sheet has been prepared. Under the conditions no index could be furnished, but it may be hoped that a detailed analysis will in some measure compensate. For their aid in the preparation of the work I wish to express my thanks to the professors of the graduate English. department of Columbia University, especially to Professor Ashley H. Thorndike in whose seminar most of the chapters were discussed, to Professor George Philip Krapp under whom the subject was originally developed, and to Professor Harry M. Ayres whose insight and kindness I have appreciated throughout the whole of the work. I wish also to thank heartily Professor Morris W. Croll of Princeton University, Professor John H. H. Lyon of Columbia University, and my fellow-students, Miss Dorothy Upton, Mr. George H. Genzmer, and Mr. H. S. Gulliver. Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 1, 1923. G. R. S., Jr. |