Project Gutenberg 2024-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 489 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman 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 $aEdinburgh :$bWilliam Blackwood and Sons, $c1902, pubdate 1904, pubdate 1905. Jonathan Ingram, KD Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe From the Earliest Texts to the Present Day" by George Saintsbury is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the development of literary criticism and taste across Europe, exploring the influences and characteristics of criticism through various historical lenses, with a specific focus on English literature. The text likely addresses the evolution of critical thought and aesthetics, contesting the perceived superiority of foreign critical traditions. The opening of the book serves as a preface and introduction, in which Saintsbury outlines the intentions behind the volume and the importance of English criticism in the broader context of literary history. He addresses the tendency to undervalue English critics in comparison to their French and German counterparts, defending the significance and contributions of English literary criticism throughout various periods. Saintsbury indicates that he will explore the Renaissance period, starting with influential figures like Erasmus, while also highlighting the need for a more thorough appreciation of the English critical tradition. This sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of Renaissance criticism and its lasting impact. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230416022651saintsbury 1902 GB Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Literature -- History and criticism Literature, Medieval Criticism -- History PN Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1953920 2025-06-29T04:57:06.431726 text/html 1852175 2024-03-17T09:01:23 text/html 873417 2025-06-29T04:57:34.302598 application/epub+zip 901316 2025-06-29T04:57:11.366673 application/epub+zip 790731 2025-06-29T04:57:08.832714 application/epub+zip 1469449 2025-06-29T04:57:49.979033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1253678 2025-06-29T04:57:31.541594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1510980 2025-06-29T04:57:00.704790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1490533 2024-03-17T09:01:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16378 2025-06-29T04:57:50.167047 application/rdf+xml 16532 2025-06-29T04:57:09.210696 image/jpeg 2274 2025-06-29T04:57:09.026701 image/jpeg 1001299 2025-06-29T04:57:06.566728 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