| | Five of the essays in this volume are reprinted from THE HOVERING FLY ( The Cummington Press, 1948); the others from REACTIONARY ESSAYS ON POETRY AND IDEAS ( Charles Scribners Sons, 1936) and REASON IN MADNESS ( G. P. Putnams' Sons, 1941) | | Copyright, 1936, by Charles Scribner's Sons | | | Copyright, 1941, by Allen Tate | | | Copyright, 1948, by Allen Tate | | | Copyright, 1936, by THE AMERICAN REVIEW | | | Copyright, 1940, 1945, and 1946, by THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR | | | Copyright, 1940, by THE ENGLISH JOURNAL | | | Copyright, 1930 and 1931, by THE HOUND AND HORN | | | Copyright, 1931, by THE NATION | | | Copyright, 1932, 1933, and 1941, by THE NEW REPUBLIC | | | Copyright, 1928, by THE OUTLOOK | | | Copyright, 1932, by POETRY: A MAGAZINE OF VERSE | | | Copyright, 1943 and 1944, by THE SEWANEE REVIEW | | | Copyright, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, and 1942 by THE SOUTHERN REVIEW | | | Copyright, 1932, by THE SYMPOSIUM | Copyright, 1948, by Allen Tate. All rights reserved. This book or parts thereof must not be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers. Published simultaneously in the United States and the Dominion of Canada. Printed in the United States of America. -iv- | |