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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 — John Shaqi

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

THE CRITICISM OF THE _PLÉIADE_.

 The _Rhetorics_ of the Transition                                   109
 Sibilet                                                             111
 Du Bellay                                                           112
 The _Défense et Illustration de la Langue Française_                113
 Its positive gospel and the value thereof                           114
 The _Quintil Horatien_                                              116
 Pelletier’s _Art Poétique_                                          117
 Ronsard: his general importance                                     119
 The _Abrégé de l’Art Poétique_                                      120
 The _Prefaces to the Franciade_                                     122
 His critical gospel                                                 125
 Some minors                                                         127
 Pierre de Laudun                                                    127

 Vauquelin de la Fresnaye                                            128
 Analysis of his _Art Poétique_                                      129
 The First Book                                                      130
 The Second                                                          130
 The Third                                                           132
 His exposition of _Pléiade_ criticism                               133
 Outliers: Tory, Fauchet, &c.                                        134
 Pasquier: The _Recherches_                                          135
 His knowledge of older French literature                            136
 And criticism of contemporary French poetry                         137
 Montaigne: his references to literature                             138
 The Essay _On Books_                                                140

                               CHAPTER V.

                         ELIZABETHAN CRITICISM.

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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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