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At least two items will be printed from each of the
three following groups: | |
| Series IV: |
Men, Manners, and Critics Sir John Falstaff (pseud.), The Theatre (1720). Aaron Hill, [Preface to The Creation]; and Thomas Brereton, Preface to Esther. Ned Ward, Selected Tracts. |
| Series V: |
Drama Edward Moore, [The Gamester] (1753). Nevil Payne, Fatal Jealousy (1673). Mrs. Centlivre, The Busie Body (1709). Charles Macklin, Man of the World (1781). |
| Series VI: |
Poetry and Language John Oldmixon, Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley (1712); and Arthur Mainwaring, The British Academy (1712). Pierre Nicole, De Epigrammate. Andre Dacier, Essay on Lyric Poetry. |
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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 THEFIRST YEAR (1946-1947) | |
| MAY, 1946: | [SeriesI, No. 1]—Richard Blackmore's Essay upon Wit (1716), andAddison's Freeholder No. 45 (1716). |
| JULY, 1946: | [SeriesII, No. 1]—Samuel Cobb's Of Poetry and Discourse onCriticism (1707) |
| SEPT., 1946: | Series III, No. 1—Anon., Letter to A.H.Esq.; concerning the Stage (1698), and Richard Willis' OccasionalPaper No. IX (1698). |
| NOV., 1946: | [SeriesI, No. 2]—Anon., Essay on Wit (1748), together withCharacters by Flecknoe, and Joseph Warton's Adventurer Nos. 127and 133. |
| JAN., 1947: | Series II, No. 2—Samuel Wesley's Epistle to aFriend Concerning Poetry (1700) and Essay on Heroic Poetry (1693). |
| MARCH, 1947: | [SeriesIII, No. 2]—Anon., Representation of the Impiety andImmorality of the Stage (1704) and anon., Some Thoughts Concerningthe Stage (1704). |
| PUBLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR (1947-1948) | |
| MAY, 1947: | [SeriesI, No. 3]—John Gay's The Present State of Wit; and asection on Wit from The English Theophrastus. With anIntroduction by Donald Bond. |
| JULY, 1947: | [SeriesII, No. 3]—Rapin's De Carmine Pastorali, translatedby Creech. With an Introduction by J. E. Congleton. |
| SEPT., 1947: | [SeriesIII, No. 3]—T. Hanmer's (?) Some Remarks on the Tragedyof Hamlet. With an Introduction by Clarence D. Thorpe. |
| NOV., 1947: | [SeriesI, No. 4]—Corbyn Morris' Essay towards Fixing the TrueStandards of Wit, etc. With an Introduction by James L. Clifford. |
| JAN., 1948: | [SeriesII, No. 4]—Thomas Purney's Discourse on thePastoral. With an Introduction by Earl Wasserman. |
| MARCH, 1948: | Series III, No. 4—Essays on the Stage, selected,with an Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch. |
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.