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2d ed. [rev. and augmented.]. |
| Description |
2 preliminary leaves, iii-xi, 350 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Series |
Half title: Columbia university studies in comparative literature
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Columbia University studies in comparative literature.
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| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 337-343. |
| Note |
Second edition 1908; reprinted 1963. |
| Contents |
Part First: Literary Critcism in Italy -- I. The Fundamental Problem of Renaissance Critism -- i. Medieval Conceptions of Poetry -- ii. The Moral Justification of Poetry -- iii. The Final Justification of Poetry -- 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 -- 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 -- IV. The Theoryof Epic Poetry -- i. The Theory of the Epic Poem -- ii. Epic and Romance -- V. The Growth of the Classic Spirit in Italian Criticism -- i. Humanism -- ii. Aristotelianism -- iii. Rationalism -- VI. Romantic Elements in Italian Criticsm -- i. The Ancient Romantic Element -- ii. Mediaval Elements -- iii. Modern Elements -- Part Second: Literary Criticism in France -- I. The Character and Development of French Criticism in the Sixteenth Century -- i. Character -- ii. Development -- II. The Theory of Poetry in the French Renaissance -- i. The Poetic Art -- ii. The Drama -- iii. Heroic Poetry -- III. Classic and Romantic Elements in French Criticism During the Sixteenth Century -- i. Classical Elements -- ii. Romantic Elements -- IV. The Formation of the Classic Ideal in the Seventeenth Century -- i. The Romantic Revolt -- ii. The Reaction against the Plelade -- iii. The Second Influx of Italian Ideas -- iv. The Influence of Rationalistic Philosophy -- 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 -- i. Tragedy -- ii. Comedy -- iii. The Dramatic Unities -- iv. Epic Poetry -- IV. Classical Elements in Elizabethan Criticism -- i. Introductory: Romantic Elements -- ii. Classical Metres -- iii. Other Evidences of Classicism -- Appendices: -- A. Chronological Table of the Chief Critical Works of the Sixteenth Century -- B. Salviati's Account of the Commentators on Aristotle's Poetics |
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Criticism.
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Criticism. |
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Renaissance.
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Renaissance. |
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