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Transcriber's Notes A HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM IN THE RENAISSANCE A HISTORY LITERARY CRITICISM IN THE RENAISSANCE

JOEL ELIAS SPINGARN PREFACE CONTENTS Part First LITERARY CRITICISM IN ITALY 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

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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

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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

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CHAPTER IV

THE THEORY OF EPIC POETRY

I. The Theory of the Epic Poem II. Epic and Romance

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CHAPTER V

THE GROWTH OF THE CLASSIC SPIRIT IN ITALIAN CRITICISM

I. Humanism II. Aristotelianism III. Rationalism

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CHAPTER VI

ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN ITALIAN CRITICISM

I. The Ancient Romantic Element II. Mediæval Elements III. Modern Elements

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Part Second LITERARY CRITICISM IN FRANCE CHAPTER I

THE CHARACTER AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRENCH CRITICISM IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY FOOT-NOTES:

CHAPTER II

THE THEORY OF POETRY IN THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE

I. The Poetic Art II. The Drama III. Heroic Poetry

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CHAPTER III

CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN FRENCH CRITICISM DURING THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

I. Classical Elements II. Romantic Elements

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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

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Part Third LITERARY CRITICISM IN ENGLAND CHAPTER I

THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH CRITICISM FROM ASCHAM TO MILTON FOOT-NOTES:

CHAPTER II

THE GENERAL THEORY OF POETRY IN THE ELIZABETHAN AGE FOOT-NOTES:

CHAPTER III

THE THEORY OF DRAMATIC AND HEROIC POETRY

I. Tragedy II. Comedy III. The Dramatic Unities IV. Epic Poetry

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CHAPTER IV

CLASSICAL ELEMENTS IN ELIZABETHAN CRITICISM

I. Introductory: Romantic Elements II. Classical Metres III. Other Evidences of Classicism

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APPENDICES APPENDIX A

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE CHIEF CRITICAL WORKS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

APPENDIX B

SALVIATI'S ACCOUNT OF THE COMMENTATORS ON ARISTOTLE'S "POETICS."

DELLI INTERPRETI DI QUESTO LIBRO DELLA POETICA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

I. SOURCES

II. SECONDARY WORKS

INDEX LI LIVRES DU GOUVERNEMENT DES ROIS.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

CLASSICAL STUDIES

IN HONOUR OF HENRY DRISLER. Corrections:

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