The Beginnings of Poetry
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I PURPOSE AND METHOD4. CHAPTER II RHYTHM AS THE ESSENTIAL FACT OF POETRY5. CHAPTER II RHYTHM AS THE ESSENTIAL FACT OF POETRY (continued 2)6. CHAPTER III THE TWO ELEMENTS IN POETRY7. CHAPTER IV THE DIFFERENCING ELEMENTS OF THE POETRY OF ART8. CHAPTER V THE DIFFERENCING ELEMENTS OF COMMUNAL POETRY9. CHAPTER V THE DIFFERENCING ELEMENTS OF COMMUNAL POETRY (continued 2)10. CHAPTER V THE DIFFERENCING ELEMENTS OF COMMUNAL POETRY (continued 3)11. CHAPTER VI SCIENCE AND COMMUNAL POETRY12. CHAPTER VII THE EARLIEST DIFFERENTIATIONS OF POETRY13. CHAPTER VII THE EARLIEST DIFFERENTIATIONS OF POETRY (continued 2)14. CHAPTER VIII THE TRIUMPH OF THE ARTIST15. INDEX16. FOOTNOTES