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During the first two years the publications are issued in three series: I. Essays on Wit; II. Essays on Poetry and Language; and III. Essays on the Stage.
PUBLICATIONS FOR THE FIRST YEAR (1946-1947)
| May, 1946: | Series I, No. 1—Richard Blackmore’s Essay upon Wit (1716), and Addison’s Freeholder No. 45 (1716). [e-text 13484] |
| July, 1946: | Series II, No. 1—Samuel Cobb’s Of Poetry and Discourse on Criticism (1707). [e-text 14528] |
| Sept., 1946: | Series III, No. 1—Anon., Letter to A. H. Esq.; concerning the Stage (1698), and Richard Willis’ Occasional Paper No. IX (1698). [e-text 14047] |
| Nov., 1946: | Series I, No. 2—Anon., Essay on Wit (1748), together with Characters by Flecknoe, and Joseph Warton’s Adventurer Nos. 127 and 133. [e-text 14973] |
| Jan., 1947: | Series II, No. 2—Samuel Wesley’s Epistle to a Friend Concerning Poetry (1700) and Essay on Heroic Poetry (1693). [e-text 16506] |
| March, 1947: | Series III, No. 2—Anon., Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the Stage (1704) and anon., Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage (1704). [e-text 15656] |
PUBLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR (1947-1948)
| May, 1947: | Series I, No. 3—John Gay’s The Present State of Wit; and a section on Wit from The English Theophrastus. With an Introduction by Donald Bond. [e-text 14800] |
| July, 1947: | Series II, No. 3—Rapin’s De Carmine Pastorali, translated by Creech. With an Introduction by J. E. Congleton. [e-text 14495] |
| Sept., 1947: | Series III, No. 3—T. Hanmer’s (?) Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet. With an Introduction by Clarence D. Thorpe. [e-text 14899] |
| Nov., 1947: | Series I, No. 4—Corbyn Morris’ Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, etc. With an Introduction by James L. Clifford. [e-text 16233] |
| Jan., 1948: | Series II, No. 4—Thomas Purney’s Discourse on the Pastoral. With an Introduction by Earl Wasserman. [e-text 15313] |
| March, 1948: | Series III, No. 4—Essays on the Stage, selected, with an Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch. [e-text 16335] |
The list of publications is subject to modification in response to requests by members. From time to time Bibliographical Notes will be included in the issues. Each issue contains an Introduction by a scholar of special competence in the field represented.