Columbia University Studies in English

Shows the general history of the political prophecy in England with reference to Continental activity in the same field.

Presents a collective study of all of Shakespeare's soliloquies by defining the soliloquy, classifying the soliloquies and presenting them as revelations of thought and feeling.

Investigates the grammatical occurrence of the accusative with infinitive verb forms. Consists of research from Greek, Gothic, Old German, Old Saxon and Old Norse writings as well as the use in English.

Examines the philosophies of transcendentalists such as Thoreau, Emerson, and Parker in the early 1900's. Also factors in the European contribution to transcendentalism.

Examines the critical works of Sir Walter Scott for the opportunity it offers to consider the relation of the critical to the creative mood, an interesting problem when it is presented concretely in the work of a great writer.

A comprehensive review of Elizabethan lyric poetry, with discussions of form, meter, themes, and famous lyrists.

A study of the works and ideas of Joseph Glanvill, with a brief sketch of his life and English Philosophy of his time. Topic include Glanvill's philosophy, his latitudinarian theology, his ghost stories, belief in witchcraft, and investigation into psychic phenomena, and his prose and critical theories.