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 FRANCE

• I. The Character and Development of French Criticism in the Sixteenth Century[171]
  • Character.
  • Development.

• II. The Theory of Poetry in the French Renaissance[190]
  • [The Poetic Art.]
  • [The Drama.]
  • [Heroic Poetry.]

• III. Classic and Romantic Elements in French Criticism
  during the Sixteenth Century[214]
  • [Classical Elements.]
  • [Romantic Elements.]

• IV. The Formation of the Classic Ideal in The Seventeenth Century[232]
  • [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 Milton[253]

• II. The General Theory of Poetry in the Elizabethan Age[261]