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The Beginnings of Poetry by Francis Barton Gummere

AuthorGummere, Francis Barton, 1855-1919Title The Beginnings of Poetry Note Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Credits Produced by Turgut Dincer, Nigel Blower and the Online
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by The Internet Archive) Summary "The Beginnings of Poetry" by Francis Barton Gummere is a scholarly work that examines the origins of poetry as a social institution, written in the early 20th century. Gummere's study focuses on how poetry emerged within human culture, rather than its artistic qualities or origins in psychological impulses. This exploration seeks to map the evolution and societal functions of poetry throughout history. The opening of the book outlines Gummere's purpose and methodology, asserting that he aims to explore poetry not as mere artistic expression but as a significant element of human life. He clarifies that the work will engage with the historical and comparative treatment of poetry, emphasizing rhythm as a fundamental characteristic. Gummere indicates that he will transcend traditional discussions about poetry’s definition and significance, opting instead to analyze documented instances of poetry to reveal how it functioned within early communal societies. The emphasis on poetry as a social construct sets the stage for further examination in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) LanguageEnglishLoC ClassPN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, CollectionsSubject English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 Subject Poetry, Medieval CategoryTextEBook-No.60662Release DateNov 9, 2019Most Recently UpdatedNov 15, 2019Copyright StatusPublic domain in the USA.Downloads192 downloads in the last 30 days.Project Gutenberg e

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Books by Francis Barton Gummere

The Oldest English Epic: Beowulf, Finnsburg, Waldere, Deor, Widsith And The German Hildebrand
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Old English Ballads.
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Germanic origins. A study in primitive culture
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A Handbook of Poetics for Students of English Verse
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The Oldest English Epic: Beowulf, Finnsburg, Waldere, Deor, Widsith, and the German Hildebrand; Translated in the Original Metres, With Introductions and Notes by Francis B. Gummere
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A Handbook of Poetics for Students of English Verse 1886 [Leather Bound]
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A handbook of poetics for students of English verse, by Francis B. Gummere. 1895 [Leather Bound]
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Old English ballads 1894 [Leather Bound]
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A handbook of poetics for students of English verse / by Francis B. Gummere. 1886 [Leather Bound]
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Founders of England
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The oldest English epic 1922 [Leather Bound]
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Founders of England, by Francis B. Gummere ... With supplementary notes by Francis Peabody Magoun, jr. 1930 [Leather Bound]
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Germanic origins a study in primitive culture / by Francis B. Gummere. Volume 1892 1892 [Leather Bound]
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    • Francis Barton Gummere

    American professor and folklore scholar (1855–1919)

    Francis Barton Gummere (March 6, 1855, Burlington, New Jersey – May 30, 1919, Haverford, Pennsylvania) was a Professor of English, an influential scholar of folklore and ancient languages, and a student of Francis James Child. He was an elected member of both the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

    Early life

    Gummere was a descendant of an old German-American Quaker family; his grandfather John Gummere (1784-1845) was one of the founders of the Haverford School, which became Haverford College, of which Gummere's father Samuel James Gummere (1811-1874) was the first president. Gummere's father became the president of the college in 1862, when Gummere was 7, and Gummere graduated from Haverford at the age of 17. After working for several years, he returned to study and received an A.B. from Harvard University and an A.M. from Haverford in 1875. From 1875 to 1881 he taught at the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, where his father had taught some years previously. During these years he took trips to Europe to pursue further studies, ultimately earning a PhD magna cum laude at Freiburg in 1881.

    Later academic career

    After a year teaching English at Harvard, Gummere spent five years as the headmaster of the Swain Free School in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1887 he became an English professor at Haverford, a position he held until his death on May 30, 1919. Gummere served as president of the Modern Language Association in 1905.

    Child ballads

    Both Francis James Child and his successor George Lyman Kittredge gathered about themselves a group of students to assist in and continue the study of the ballads. While a student at Harvard, Gummere assisted Child in their compilation. He later wrote two books which were based upon this collaboration.

    His first was Old English

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