Project Gutenberg 2012-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 1656 Taine, Hippolyte 1828 1893 Taine, H. A. (Hippolyte Adolphe) Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe Graindorge, Frédéric-Thomas Graindorge, Frederic-Thomas Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise (Volume 2 de 5) Produced by Keith J Adams, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise (Volume 2 de 5)" by Hippolyte Taine is a scholarly work written in the mid-19th century. This volume focuses primarily on the evolution of English literature during the Renaissance, investigating its theatrical forms, characters, and the societal influences that shaped the dramatic arts of the time. Taine provides deep insights into the works and lives of key playwrights, such as Marlowe and Shakespeare, as well as the cultural and moral environment in which they operated. The opening of the work sets the stage by describing the vibrant and tumultuous era of the Renaissance in England, emphasizing the unique nature of its theater which reflects the raw passions and instincts of the time. Taine depicts the audience of Shakespeare's plays, illustrating the wide variety of social classes present and their rudimentary experiences of theater. He characterizes the public's fervor for drama against the backdrop of their often crude and undisciplined nature, creating a compelling connection between the theatrical productions and the societal behaviors that inspired them. Through these observations, the opening establishes the foundations of how English literature evolved into a complex tapestry of human emotion, creativity, and societal reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr English literature -- History and criticism PR Text France FR Littérature Category: British Literature Category: History - British 1092318 2025-08-16T15:01:16.771286 text/html 1083753 2024-10-23T11:30:35 text/html 507005 2025-08-16T15:01:38.936745 application/epub+zip 519008 2025-08-16T15:01:24.101258 application/epub+zip 499434 2025-08-16T15:01:20.934265 application/epub+zip 957937 2025-08-16T15:01:47.269628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 842193 2025-08-16T15:01:34.989749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804998 2022-09-18T18:38:55.912576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 910766 2025-08-16T15:01:14.091317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 890755 2024-10-23T11:30:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17345 2025-08-16T15:01:47.434645 application/rdf+xml 18538 2025-08-16T15:01:21.536260 image/jpeg 4001 2025-08-16T15:01:21.238264 image/jpeg 478934 2025-08-16T15:01:16.851306 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia