A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance / / J. E. Spingarn.

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• VerfasserIn: Spingarn, J. E.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1908]; ©1908
• Year of Publication: 1908
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Comparative Literature
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

An essay examining the history of literary criticism in the Renaissance, with a focus on the sixteenth century. Divided into three sections devoted to: Italian criticism from Dante to Tasso, French criticism from Du Bellay to Boileau, and English criticism from Ascham to Milton. This study traces th...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Preface
• Preface to the First Edition
• Contents
• Part First. Literary Criticism in Italy
• I. The Fundamental Problem of Renaissance Criticism
• II. The General Theory of Poetry in the Italian Renaissance
• III. The Theory of the Drama
• IV. The Theory of Epic Poetry
• V. The Growth of the Classic Spirit in Italian Criticism
• VI. Romantic Elements in Italian Criticism
• Part Second. Literary Criticism in France
• I. The Character and Development of French
• II. The Theory of Poetry in the French Renaissance
• III. Classic and Romantic Elements in French Criticism During the Sixteenth Century
• IV. The Formation of the Classic Ideal in The Seventeenth Century
• Part Third. Literary Criticism in England
• I. The Evolution of English Criticism from Ascham to Milton
• II. The General Theory of Poetry in the Elizabethan Age
• III. The Theory of Dramatic and Heroic Poetry
• IV. Classical Elements in Elizabethan Criticism
• Conclusion
• Appendices
• Bibliography
• Index