A HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM IN THE RENAISSANCE

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Author

Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939

Title

A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism

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Produced by Siobhan Hillman, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Subject

Renaissance

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Text

eBook-No.

36245

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36245

Release Date

May 28, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber's Notes — A HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM IN THE RENAISSANCE — A HISTORY — LITERARY CRITICISM IN THE RENAISSANCE
2. 2.JOEL ELIAS SPINGARN
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.Part First
6. 6.CHAPTER I — THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM OF RENAISSANCE CRITICISM — I. Mediæval Conceptions of Poetry — II. The Moral Justification of Poetry — III. The Final Justification of Poetry — FOOT-NOTES:
7. 7.CHAPTER II — THE GENERAL THEORY OF POETRY IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE — I. Poetry as a Form of Scholastic Philosophy — II. Poetry as an Imitation of Life — III. The Function of Poetry — FOOT-NOTES:
8. 8.CHAPTER III — THE THEORY OF THE DRAMA — I. The Subject of Tragedy — II. The Function of Tragedy — III. The Characters of Tragedy — IV. The Dramatic Unities — V. Comedy — FOOT-NOTES:
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — THE THEORY OF EPIC POETRY — I. The Theory of the Epic Poem — II. Epic and Romance — FOOT-NOTES:
10. 10.CHAPTER V — THE GROWTH OF THE CLASSIC SPIRIT IN ITALIAN CRITICISM — I. Humanism — II. Aristotelianism — III. Rationalism — FOOT-NOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN ITALIAN CRITICISM — I. The Ancient Romantic Element — II. Mediæval Elements — III. Modern Elements — FOOT-NOTES:
12. 12.Part Second
13. 13.CHAPTER I — THE CHARACTER AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRENCH CRITICISM IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY — FOOT-NOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER II — THE THEORY OF POETRY IN THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE — I. The Poetic Art — II. The Drama — III. Heroic Poetry — FOOT-NOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER III — CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN FRENCH CRITICISM DURING THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY — I. Classical Elements — II. Romantic Elements — FOOT-NOTES:
16. 16.CHAPTER IV — THE FORMATION OF THE CLASSIC IDEAL IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY — I. The Romantic Revolt — II. The Reaction against the Pléiade — III. The Second Influx of Italian Ideas — IV. The Influence of Rationalistic Philosophy — FOOT-NOTES:
17. 17.Part Third
18. 18.CHAPTER I — THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH CRITICISM FROM ASCHAM TO MILTON — FOOT-NOTES:
19. 19.CHAPTER II — THE GENERAL THEORY OF POETRY IN THE ELIZABETHAN AGE — FOOT-NOTES:
20. 20.CHAPTER III — THE THEORY OF DRAMATIC AND HEROIC POETRY — I. Tragedy — II. Comedy — III. The Dramatic Unities — IV. Epic Poetry — FOOT-NOTES:
21. 21.CHAPTER IV — CLASSICAL ELEMENTS IN ELIZABETHAN CRITICISM — I. Introductory: Romantic Elements — II. Classical Metres — III. Other Evidences of Classicism — FOOT-NOTES:
22. 22.APPENDICES
23. 23.APPENDIX A — CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE CHIEF CRITICAL WORKS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
24. 24.APPENDIX B — SALVIATI'S ACCOUNT OF THE COMMENTATORS ON ARISTOTLE'S "POETICS." — DELLI INTERPRETI DI QUESTO LIBRO DELLA POETICA
25. 25.BIBLIOGRAPHY — I. SOURCES — II. SECONDARY WORKS
26. 26.INDEX
27. 27.LI LIVRES DU GOUVERNEMENT DES ROIS. — PUBLICATIONS OF THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
28. 28.CLASSICAL STUDIES — IN HONOUR OF HENRY DRISLER. — Corrections: — Remarks:

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