""English Poetry: Its Principles and Progress with Representative Masterpieces and Notes"" by Charles Mills Gayley is a comprehensive guide to the history and development of English poetry. The book covers the major poets and movements in English poetry from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The author provides detailed analysis of the principles and techniques of poetry, including meter, rhyme, imagery, and symbolism. The book also features representative masterpieces from each period, along with critical notes and commentary to help readers understand and appreciate the poems. Gayley's insightful and engaging writing style makes this book an excellent resource for students, scholars, and poetry lovers alike.1918. From the Preface: This book is designed to serve as a kind of compendium or manual, not only for students and teachers, but for the general reader who takes interest in the materials and history of the higher English poetry, and seeks a simple statement of its principles in relation to life, conduct, and art. Contents include: The Principles of Poetry; English Poetry Progress and Masterpieces: Historical Basis; and a selection of Poetry from The Fourteenth through The Nineteenth Centuries. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.