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IV
PREFACE
to which of these two will keep its place longer in
English literature: every study of the poet I have read gives
unhesitating preference to the lyrical and epic part. And
judging it wiser to give a complete study of one part
rather than to attempt anything too high for the small
powers of a beginner, I have selected these lyrical and epic
poems as my only subject. As far as I know, however,
an investigation of the dramas would add to the bulk of
this treatise only: few new features, if any, are likely to
appear in the dramas.
The standpoint throughout this investigation will be
that of normal modern English, while due respect will always
be given, especially in the grammar, to those peculiarities
which prevail in higher style.
It is not only a duty but also a pleasure here to give
an avowal of my debt to my teacher, Professor Eilert
Ek-wall, and to my older teacher, Lektor C. S. Fearenside,
for the suggestions and the help that have always been
at my disposal throughout the preparation of this book.
Lund, May 1910.
Gunnar Serner.
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