Paull F. Baum

Paull F. Baum was a scholar of English literature whose teaching and research ranged from medieval writing to poetic form. Harvard University Press first published The principles of English versification in 1922. The study explains the mechanics of meter, rhythm, rhyme, stanza, and related features of English poetry, giving readers a systematic vocabulary for analyzing verse. Library records identify him more fully as Paull Franklin Baum and date his life from 1886 to 1964. His wider bibliography includes studies of Chaucer, Anglo-Saxon riddles, Matthew Arnold, and the interpretation of literary texts. Project Gutenberg classifies the supplied work under English versification, while Harvard’s bibliographic record confirms its scholarly press history. The book reflects Baum’s characteristic concern with close reading: technical patterns matter because they shape emphasis, pace, sound, and meaning within a poem.