Background
Francis Barton Gummere was born at Burlington, New Jersey, United States on March 6, 1855, the son of Samuel James and Elizabeth Hooton (Barton) Gummere, and the grandson of John Gummere.
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
https://www.amazon.com/Oldest-English-Epic-Finnsburg-Hildebrand/dp/1147846170?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1147846170
(Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary...)
Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored." Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books. There are now 65,000 titles available (that's an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such as Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon. Further information on The British Library and its digitisation programme can be found on The British Library website.
https://www.amazon.com/Germanic-Origins-Study-Primitive-Culture/dp/B003MNGBAA?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B003MNGBAA
(Unabridged and complete version of the originally-transla...)
Unabridged and complete version of the originally-translated Beowulf. Heritage Cross Classics produces high-quality classics in their original form.
https://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-Francis-Barton-Gummere/dp/1452875405?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1452875405
(Entered, according to A ct of Congress, in the year 1885,...)
Entered, according to A ct of Congress, in the year 1885, by FRANCIS B. GUMMERE, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. J. S. Cus HiNG Co., Printers, Boston. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Poetics-Students-Classic-Reprint/dp/B008OAFJQ8?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B008OAFJQ8
(A masterpiece of Old English literature, the alliterative...)
A masterpiece of Old English literature, the alliterative epic poem ‘Beowulf’ was written between the 8th and 11th century and narrates the eponymous hero’s battles against the monster Grendel, Grendel’s avenging mother and finally a terrifying dragon that threatens Beowulf’s homeland. Blending myth with history, ‘Beowulf’ celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in the perilous world of the Dark Ages. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents multiple translations, the original Old English text, special Dual Text feature and beautiful illustrations. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to ‘Beowulf’ and the Beowulf Poet’s times * Concise introduction to the epic poem * Images of how the poem was first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original text * Features Francis Barton Gummere's celebrated translation in imitative metre, widely acknowledged as capturing the alliterative pattern of the original Old English text * Includes Gummere's original footnotes to aid comprehension of difficult phrases and sections * Also features William Morris’ well-regarded translation * A translation and the original text of the contemporary fragment THE ATTACK ON FINNSBURG * Excellent formatting of the poetry texts * Easily locate the sections you want to read * Includes the original Old English text * Provides a special dual modern English and Old English text, allowing readers to compare small sections of five lines each – ideal for students * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translations BEOWULF: BRIEF INTRODUCTION FRANCIS BARTON GUMMERE’S TRANSLATION WILLIAM MORRIS’ TRANSLATION The Old English Text THE OLD ENGLISH TEXT The Dual Text CONTENTS OF THE DUAL TEXT Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Beowulf-English-Translations-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B00UXJ8UZK?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00UXJ8UZK
Francis Barton Gummere was born at Burlington, New Jersey, United States on March 6, 1855, the son of Samuel James and Elizabeth Hooton (Barton) Gummere, and the grandson of John Gummere.
Graduating from Haverford College in 1872, when Francis Barton Gummere was but seventeen years old, he was clerk for a year in an iron foundry and read law for another year in a Philadelphia office before deciding to adopt the family profession of teaching. At Harvard University, where he went for an additional year of study, he came under the spell of Francis James Child and remained Child’s disciple ever after. He took a second A. B. , from Harvard, at the close of the academic year 1874-75 and his A. M. at the same time from Haverford. For the next few years he taught, as his father had done, in the Friends’ School, Providence, R. I, and spent his long vacations in Europe. Then he went to Germany for several years of study at Leipzig, Berlin, Strassburg, and Freiburg, and took his Ph. D. at Freiburg in 1881 with an able dissertation on The Anglo-Saxon Metaphor (Halle, 1881), that completely upset Rudolf Heinzel’s theory, then generally accepted, that Anglo-Saxon poetic style was based on Old Norse models.
Francis Barton Gummere was an instructor in Harvard, 1881-82, and headmaster of the Swain Free School in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1882-87, before entering on his life work at Haverford, where he was professor of English and German, 1887-1909, and professor of English literature from 1909 until his death.
There he was completely happy and at home, and wisely declined to consider a call to the University of Chicago in 1895 and to Harvard in 1901. At Haverford he maintained the tradition of teaching established by his father and grandfather, giving courses in early English literature, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, the popular ballads, and Goethe.
Meanwhile he became known as a scholar throughout the United States and Northern Europe. He delivered courses of lectures at Northwestern and the Johns Hopkins universities and at the University of California.
In 1909 a group of his pupils published a volume of Haverford Essays in his honor. In 1907 he suffered a nervous breakdown and lost the use of his right eye, and the next year, while on a tramping expedition through the Virginia mountains, he seriously overtaxed his heart and was compelled thereafter to guard his health.
His death ten years later was as unexpected, however, as it was sudden.
His books, besides the dissertation previously mentioned, are: Handbook of Poetics (1885); Gernumic Origins (1892); Old English Ballads (1894); The Beginnings of Poetry (1901); The Popular Ballad (1907); Lives of Great English Writers (in collaboration with Walter Swain Hinchman, 1908); The Oldest English Epic (1909); Democracy and Poetry (1911). Of his shorter writings mention must be made of three articles on the ballad and primitive poetry in Modern Philology (June, October 1903; January 1904), his contributions to the Child Memorial Volume, and to the Anniversary Papers by Colleagues and Pupils of George Lyman Kittredge (1913), his edition of Peele’s “Old Wives’ Tale” in С. M. Gayley’s Representative English Comedies (1903), and the chapter on ballads in the Cambridge History of English Literature.
Like his father he wrote poetry for his own delectation; one of his poems, “John Bright, ” is in E. C. Stedman’s American Anthology (1900).
(A masterpiece of Old English literature, the alliterative...)
(Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary...)
(Entered, according to A ct of Congress, in the year 1885,...)
(Unabridged and complete version of the originally-transla...)
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
Francis Barton Gummere was a distinguished prosodist and student of early Germanic life, his name is chiefly associated with his theory of the communal origin of the English and Scottish popular ballads. This theory, deriving ultimately from J. G. Hamann through Herder and Jacob Grimm, he developed with a wealth of learning and much persuasiveness but with something short of perfect success. His esthetic criticism of the ballads will not easily be superseded.
Francis Barton Gummere was a member of the American Philosophical Society and president in 1905 of the Modern Language Association of America.
Francis Barton Gummere combined friendly simplicity of manners and obedience to the inner light with an extraordinary extensive and accurate knowledge of ancient and modern literature.
Francis Barton Gummere was married, September 14, 1882, to Amelia Smith Mott, daughter of Richard Field Mott of Burlington, New Jersey.
She graduated from the Friends’ School in Providence in 1878 and in later years produced several noteworthy books on the American Friends and edited the Journal and Essays of John IVool- man (1922).