Publisher's Synopsis
I INAUGURAL. II THE PRACTICE OF WRITING. III ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VERSE AND PROSE. IV ON THE CAPITAL DIFFICULTY OF VERSE. V INTERLUDE: ON JARGON. VI ON THE CAPITAL DIFFICULTY OF PROSE. VII SOME PRINCIPLES REAFFIRMED. VIII ON THE LINEAGE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (I). IX ON THE LINEAGE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (II). X ENGLISH LITERATURE IN OUR UNIVERSITIES (I). XI ENGLISH LITERATURE IN OUR UNIVERSITIES (II). XII ON STYLE.