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A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 2 (of 3), From the Renaissance to the decline of eighteenth century orthodoxySaintsbury, George

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A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 2 (of 3), From the Renaissance to the decline of eighteenth century orthodoxy

Name: A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 2 (of 3), From the Renaissance to the decline of eighteenth century orthodoxy
Author: Saintsbury, George

Saintsbury, George

Criticism -- History; Literature -- History and criticism; Literature, Medieval

Theorists: Daniello                                                  42
 Fracastoro                                                           44
 Formalists: Mutio. Tolomei and classical metres                      46
 Others: Tomitano, Lionardi, B. Tasso, Capriano                       47
 Il Lasca                                                             48
 Bembo                                                                49
 Caro                                                                 49
 Varchi                                                               49
 Minturno                                                             51
 The _De Poeta_                                                       52
 The _Arte Poetica_                                                   55
 Their value                                                          57
 Giraldi Cinthio’s _Discorsi_                                         58
 On Romance                                                           58
 On Drama                                                             59
 Some points in both                                                  59
 On Satire                                                            61
 Pigna                                                                62
 Lilius Giraldus: his _De Poetis Nostrorum Temporum_                  63
 Its width of range                                                   64
 But narrowness of view                                               64
 Horror at preference of vernacular to Latin                          64
 Yet a real critic in both kinds                                      65
 Short _précis_ of the dialogues                                      66
 Their great historic value                                           68

                              CHAPTER III.

 SCALIGER, CASTELVETRO, AND THE LATER ITALIAN CRITICS OF THE SIXTEENTH
                                CENTURY.

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A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 2 (of 3), From the Renaissance to the decline of eighteenth century orthodoxy

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