THE MODERN STUDY OF

LITERATURE

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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NEW YORK

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LITERATURE

AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY THEORY
AND INTERPRETATION

By

RICHARD GREEN MOULTON

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

ΤΟ

JOSEPH JACOBS

UNIVERSITY CHUM OF MY EARLIER YEARS AND
LITERARY COMRADE IN MY WORKING LIFE

THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED

IN ADMIRATION OF HIS VERSATILE SCHOLARSHIP AND LITERARY BRIGHTNESS, AND IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MUCH HELP DERIVED FROM HIS COUNSELS