Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 181 Vaughan, Charles Edwyn 1854 1922 Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold) 1853 1931 Herford, Charles Harold English literary criticism Introduction -- Sir Philip Sidney: An apology for poetry -- John Dryden: Preface to the Fables -- Samuel Johnson: On the metaphysical poets -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge: On poetic genius and poetic diction -- William Hazlitt: On poetry in general -- Charles Lamb: On the artificial comedy of the last century -- On Webster's 'Duchess of Malfi' -- On Ford's 'Broken heart' -- Percy Bysshe Shelley: A defence of poetry -- Thomas Carlyle: Goethe -- Walter Pater: Sandro Botticelli. E-book produced by Beth Constantine, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "English Literary Criticism" by Charles Edwyn Vaughan is a scholarly work focused on the evolution of literary criticism in England, likely written during the late 19th century. The text examines the development of critical methods and illustrates various phases via selected essays from significant critics, including Philip Sidney, John Dryden, and Samuel Johnson. The book aims to explore the relationship between literature and criticism through time, emphasizing how criticism has shaped readers' understanding of literature from the Elizabethan period onward. At the start of this volume, Vaughan introduces his objective, outlining a historical framework for understanding English literary criticism. He notes that criticism arose later than creative writing and reflects on the early foundations laid by writers like Chaucer, while also hinting at a significant shift during the Elizabethan era. The opening portion further delves into critical responses to the rise of poetry and drama, highlighting the tensions between traditional classical standards and the emerging voices advocating for more innovative forms of artistic expression. As Vaughan sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of various critics from different eras, he emphasizes the interplay between poetic genius and an evolving framework of literary judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism Criticism -- Great Britain PN PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 625822 2025-08-03T07:18:12.763838 text/html 625643 2025-01-09T22:36:36.643727 text/html 320286 2025-08-03T07:18:21.342728 application/epub+zip 328397 2025-08-03T07:18:15.838759 application/epub+zip 315973 2025-08-03T07:18:14.607779 application/epub+zip 563921 2025-08-03T07:18:25.802709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529671 2025-08-03T07:18:20.553766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485597 2022-09-03T11:14:39.642614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593918 2025-08-03T07:18:12.256851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 588811 2020-12-29T14:43:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18820 2025-08-03T07:18:25.948711 application/rdf+xml 14323 2025-08-03T07:18:15.122781 image/jpeg 3718 2025-08-03T07:18:14.861765 image/jpeg 227823 2020-12-29T14:43:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 316446 2025-08-03T07:18:12.812815 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