Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Preface to the First Edition VII
4. Contents XI
5. Part First. Literary Criticism in Italy
6. I. The Fundamental Problem of Renaissance Criticism 3
7. II. The General Theory of Poetry in the Italian Renaissance 24
8. III. The Theory of the Drama 60
9. IV. The Theory of Epic Poetry 107
10. V. The Growth of the Classic Spirit in Italian Criticism 125
11. VI. Romantic Elements in Italian Criticism 155
12. Part Second. Literary Criticism in France
13. I. The Character and Development of French 171
14. II. The Theory of Poetry in the French Renaissance 190
15. III. Classic and Romantic Elements in French Criticism During the Sixteenth Century 214
16. IV. The Formation of the Classic Ideal in The Seventeenth Century 232
17. Part Third. Literary Criticism in England
18. I. The Evolution of English Criticism from Ascham to Milton 253
19. II. The General Theory of Poetry in the Elizabethan Age 261
20. III. The Theory of Dramatic and Heroic Poetry 282
21. IV. Classical Elements in Elizabethan Criticism 296
22. Conclusion 311
23. Appendices 331
24. Bibliography 337
25. Index 345