Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
Abbreviations xiii
LETTER TO B------. 1
A Note on the Text 4
Letter to B--------. 5
A Note on Variant Readings 11
Notes 12
PROSPECTUSES FOR "THE PENN" AND "THE STYLUS" 21
Note on the Text of the Prospectuses of "The Penn Magazine" 22
The Earlier (Austin) Version of the Prospectus of "The Penn" 25
The Second (Philadelphia) Version of the Prospectus of "The Penn" 25
Note on the Second (Philadelphia) version of the Prospectus of "The Penn Magazine" 27
The March 4, 1843, Version of the Prospectus for "The Stylus" 28
Notes on the March 4, 1843, Version of the Prospectus for "The Stylus" 31
The January 1848 Version of the Prospectus for "The Stylus" 32
The April 1848 Version of the Prospectus for "The Stylus" 34
EXORDIUM 37
A Note on the Text 38
Exordium (Review of New Books) 39
Notes 44
PREFACE TO THE POEMS (1845) 51
A Note on the Text 52
Preface 52
THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION 55
A Note on the Text 59
The Philosophy of Composition 60
Notes 71
THE RATIONALE OF VERSE 77
A Note on the Text 80
The Rationale of Verse 80
Variant Readings 121
Notes 127
NOTES UPON ENGLISH VERSE 145
A Note on the Text 146
Notes upon English Verse 147
Variant Readings 171
THE POETIC PRINCIPLE 175
A Note on the Text 177
The Poetic Principle 178
Notes 200
BIBLIOGRAPHY 213
INDEX 219