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TIMOTHY DWIGHT, D.D. LLD. RICHARD HENRY STODDARD ARTHUR RICHMOND MARSH. A.B. PAVL VAN DYKE, D.D. ALBERT ELLERY BERGH

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HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

HIPPOLYTE ADOLPHE TAINE

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY HENRY VAN LAUN WITH A SPECIAL INTRODUCTION BY J. SCOTT CLARK, A. M.

CONTENTS

BOOK II—THE RENAISSANCE (CONTINUED)

CHAPTER FIFTH The Christian Renaissance CHAPTER SIXTH Milton

BOOK III.—THE CLASSIC AGE

CHAPTER FIRST The Restoration CHAPTER SECOND Dryden CHAPTER THIRD The Revolution CHAPTER FOURTH Addison CHAPTER FIFTH Swift CHAPTER SIXTH The Novelists

ILLUSTRATIONS

BOOK II.—THE RENAISSANCE (Continued) HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

CHAPTER FIFTH The Christian Renaissance Section I.—Decay of the Southern Civilizations Section II.—Luther and the Reformation in Germany Section III.—The Reformation in England Section IV.—The Anglicans Section V.—The Puritans Section VI.—John Bunyan CHAPTER SIXTH Milton Section I.—Milton's Family and Education Section II.—Milton's Unhappy Domestic Life Section III.—Milton's Combative Energy Section IV.—Milton's Personal Appearance Section V.—Milton as a Prose Writer Section VI.—Milton as a Poet BOOK III.—THE CLASSIC AGE CHAPTER FIRST The Restoration Part I.—The Roisterers Section I.—The Excesses of Puritanism Section II.—A Frenchman's View of the Manners of the Time Section III.—Butler's Hudibras Section IV.—Morals of the Court Section V.—Method and Style of Hobbes Section VI.—The Theatre Section VII.—Dryden and the Drama Section VIII.—Wycherley Part II—The Worldlings Section I.—Court Life in Europe Section II.—Dawn of the Classic Spirit Section III.—Sir William Temple Section IV.—Writers à la Mode Section V.—Sir John Denham Section VI.—Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh and Farquhar Section VII.—Superficiality Of English Comedy Section VIII.—Natural Characters Section IX.—Artificial Characters Section X.—Sheridan.—Decadence of the Theatre CHAPTER SECOND Dryden Section I.—Dryden's Début Section II.—Dryden's Family and Education Section III.—Dramatic Theories of Dryden Section IV.—The Style of Dryden's Plays Section V.—His Merit as a Dramatist Section VI.—His Prose Style Section VII.—How Literature in England is Occupied with Politics and Religion Section VIII.—Development of the Art of Writing Section IX.—Dryden's Translations and Adaptations.—His Occasional Soul—Stirring Verses Section X.—Misfortunes of Dryden's Old Age CHAPTER THIRD The Revolution Section I.—The Moral Revolution Section II.—Brutality of the People.—Private Morals.—Chesterfield and Gay Section III.—Principles of Civilization in France and England Section IV.—Religion Section V.—The Pulpit Section VI.—Theology Section VII.—The Constitution.—Locke's Theory of Government Section VIII.—Parliamentary Orators Section IX.—Doctrines of the French Revolution Contrasted with the Conservative Tendencies of the English People CHAPTER FOURTH Addison Section I.—The Significance of the Writings of Addison and Swift Section II.—Addison's Character and Education Section III.—Addison's Seriousness.—His Nobility of Character Section IV.—The Morality of Addison's Essays Section V.—How Addison made Morality Fashionable.—Characteristics of His Style Section VI.—Addison's Gallantry.—His Humor.—Sir Roger de Coverley.—The Vision of Mirza CHAPTER FIFTH Swift Section I.—Concerning Swift's Life and Character Section II.—Swift's Prosaic and Positive Mind Section III.—Swift as a Political Pamphleteer Section IV.—Swift as a Humorist.—As a Poet Section V.—Swift as a Narrator and Philosopher CHAPTER SIXTH The Novelists Section I.—The Anti-Romantic Novel Section II.—Daniel De Foe Section III—The Evolution of the Eighteenth Century Novel Section IV.—Samuel Richardson Section V.—Henry Fielding Section VI.—Tobias Smollett Section VII.—Laurence Sterne Section VIII.—Oliver Goldsmith Section IX.—Samuel Johnson Section X.—William Hogarth INDEX

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