Project Gutenberg 2011-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 2258 Spingarn, Joel Elias 1875 1939 A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism Produced by Siobhan Hillman, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance" by Joel Elias Spingarn is a scholarly exploration of literary criticism as it developed during the Renaissance, written in the late 19th century. The work primarily examines the influence of Italian criticism on the formation and evolution of modern classicism, with a detailed focus on the critical activities from Dante to Tasso, Du Bellay to Boileau, and Ascham to Milton. The central theme of the book seeks to address how the Renaissance redefined the appreciation of imaginative literature, stressing the importance of beauty and aesthetic consciousness in the evolution of literary criticism. The opening of the essay outlines its intention to trace the history of literary criticism in the Renaissance, dividing it into three main sects: Italian, French, and English criticism. It begins by discussing the mediæval distrust of literature and the necessity for the Renaissance to validate imaginative works. Spingarn articulates the philosophical debates surrounding poetry's justification, establishing the groundwork for modern critical thought by contrasting it with medieval perspectives. Additionally, he emphasizes the return to ancient ideals and the role of Italian humanism as pivotal to the development of the classic spirit in modern literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36245/36245-h/images/coverdecoration.jpg Reading ease score: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Criticism Renaissance PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Philosophy & Ethics 786046 2025-08-14T16:01:11.384918 text/html 779444 2011-05-28T17:47:50 text/html 383641 2025-08-14T16:01:24.594345 application/epub+zip 392037 2025-08-14T16:01:13.968947 application/epub+zip 332504 2025-08-14T16:01:12.565007 application/epub+zip 646563 2025-08-14T16:01:31.640400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565690 2025-08-14T16:01:23.165403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506272 2022-09-16T14:19:08.148429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544376 2025-08-14T16:01:09.442970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 544220 2011-05-28T17:47:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 544395 2011-05-28T17:50:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20918 2025-08-14T16:01:31.790312 application/rdf+xml 20774 2025-08-14T16:01:12.766948 image/jpeg 3429 2025-08-14T16:01:12.666905 image/jpeg 195289 2011-05-28T17:47:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 316381 2011-05-28T17:47:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 194620 2011-05-28T17:51:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 313835 2025-08-14T16:01:11.433910 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia