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Excerpt from Lord Morley's Criticism of English Poetry and Prose: A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Had Brunetiere adhered strictly to the phraseology of the introduction, the main part of the Evolution des Genres would be without the charm which it possesses; but he has fortunately omitted the technicalities of the theory. His discussion of the development of French criticism is masterly and discreet. The limitations of method, however, suggest two Objections and I may be permitted to raise them without adopting the mocking tone which, according to Brunetiere, is common with critics who reject any attempt to classify and label works of art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.