A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance / With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism

by Joel Elias Spingarn

LITERARY CRITICISM IN ITALY

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• I. The Fundamental Problem of Renaissance Criticism[3]
  • [Mediæval Conceptions of Poetry.]
  • [The Moral Justification of Poetry.]
  • [The Final Justification of Poetry.]

• II. The General Theory of Poetry in the Italian Renaissance[24]
  • [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 Poetry[107]
  • [The Theory of the Epic Poem.]
  • [Epic and Romance.]

• V. The Growth of the Classic Spirit in Italian Criticism[125]
  • [Humanism.]
  • [Aristotelianism.]
  • [Rationalism.]

• VI. Romantic Elements in Italian Criticism[155]
  • [The Ancient Romantic Element.]
  • [Mediæval Elements.]
  • [Modern Elements.]

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