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.

PART SECOND

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.

PART THIRD

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

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