The University of Chicago Spenser and the Courts of Love A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND LITERATURE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH) BY EARLE BROADUS FOWLER The Collegiate Press MENASHA, WISCONSIN 1921 Hi PREFACE Most of the material for this study was collected and organized during the years 1915-1916. Further investigation carried on at intervals since has not materially altered the conclusions reached at that time. I wish to thank Dr. Percy W. Long of Harvard University for the loan of personal manuscript. To Professors T. P. Cross, A. H. Tolman, Wm. A. Nitze, C. R. Baskervill, and John M. Manly—all of the University of Chicago—I am variously indebted. Professors Cross, Tolman, and Nitze have kindly read my manuscript and have made helpful suggestions. Professor Baskervill has shown unwearied patience in repeatedly reviewing my work, and without his searching criticism its faults would have been greater than they are. I am grateful to Professor Manly for that encouragement and guidance in research work which I have enjoyed in common with all who have sat at his feet. University of Louisville. E. B. F. |