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A HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM IN THE RENAISSANCE A HISTORY LITERARY CRITICISM IN THE RENAISSANCE JOEL ELIAS SPINGARN PREFACE CONTENTS

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APPENDIX A APPENDIX B BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX LI LIVRES DU GOUVERNEMENT DES ROIS.CLASSICAL STUDIES

PART FIRST

LITERARY CRITICISM IN ITALY

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I. The Fundamental Problem of Renaissance Criticism3 Mediæval Conceptions of Poetry. The Moral Justification of Poetry. The Final Justification of Poetry.

II. The General Theory of Poetry in the Italian Renaissance24 Poetry as a Form of Scholastic Philosophy. Poetry as an Imitation of Life. The Function of Poetry.

III. The Theory of the Drama 60 The Subject of Tragedy. The Function of Tragedy. The Characters of Tragedy. The Dramatic Unities. Comedy.

IV. The Theory of Epic Poetry107 The Theory of the Epic Poem. Epic and Romance.

V. The Growth of the Classic Spirit in Italian Criticism125 Humanism. Aristotelianism. Rationalism.

VI. Romantic Elements in Italian Criticism155 The Ancient Romantic Element. Mediæval Elements. Modern Elements.

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LITERARY CRITICISM IN FRANCE

I. The Character and Development of French Criticism in the Sixteenth Century171 Character. Development.

II. The Theory of Poetry in the French Renaissance190 The Poetic Art. The Drama. Heroic Poetry.

III. Classic and Romantic Elements in French Criticism during the Sixteenth Century214 Classical Elements. Romantic Elements.

IV. The Formation of the Classic Ideal in The Seventeenth Century232 The Romantic Revolt. The Reaction against the Pléiade. The Second Influx of Italian Ideas. The Influence of Rationalistic Philosophy.

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LITERARY CRITICISM IN ENGLAND

I. The Evolution of English Criticism From Ascham to Milton253

II. The General Theory of Poetry in the Elizabethan Age261

III. The Theory of Dramatic and Heroic Poetry282 Tragedy. Comedy. The Dramatic Unities. Epic Poetry.

IV. Classical Elements in Elizabethan Criticism 296 Introductory: Romantic Elements. Classical Metres. Other Evidences of Classicism.

Appendices312 Chronological Table of the Chief Critical Works of the Sixteenth Century. Salviati's Account of the Commentators on Aristotle's Poetics.

Bibliography317

Index325