文艺复兴时期文学批评史

　　《文艺复兴时期文学批评史（外国文学研究文库·第三辑）》提出了西方现代批评诞生于文艺复兴的观点，并按该时期文学批评产生的时间顺序呈现了意大利、法国及英国的文学批评状况和成就，着意强调了贺拉斯所代表的古典主义在现代批评产生过程中发挥的不可或缺的作用。1899年出版的这本厚重的专著为今天的读者了解和体认一百多年前的文学理论状态、认识文学批评的本质和发展轨迹，提供了一个价值独特的样本。

　　乔尔·伊莱亚斯·斯平加恩（Joel Elias Spingarn）是美国教育家和文学批评家，他曾任哥伦比亚大学比较文学教授，是美国比较文学的先驱，著有多部影响深远的作品。

PART FIRST
LITERARY CRITICISM IN ITALY
I． THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM OF RENAISSANCE
CRITICISM ……………………………………………… 3
i． Medi？val Conceptions of Poetry．
ii． The Moral Justification of Poetry．
iii． The Final Justification of Poetry．
II． THE GENERAL THEORY OF POETRY IN THE ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE ……………………………………………24
i． Poetry as a Form of Scholastic Philosophy．
ii． Poetry as an Imitation of Life．
iii． The Function of Poetry．
III． THE THEORY OF THE DRAMA …………………………… 60
i． The Subject of Tragedy．
ii． The Function of Tragedy．
iii． The Characters of Tragedy．
iv． The Dramatic Unities．
v． Comedy．
IV． THE THEORY OF EPIC POETRY …………………………… 107
i． The Theory of the Epic Poem．
ii． Epic and Romance．
V． THE GROWTH OF THE CLASSIC SPIRIT IN ITALIAN
CRITICISM …………………………………………… 125
i． Humanism．
ii． Aristotelianism．
iii． Rationalism．
VI． ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN ITALIAN CRITICISM ……………… 155
i． The Ancient Romantic Element．
ii． Medi？val Elements．
iii． Modern Elements．
PART SECOND
LITERARY CRITICISM IN FRANCE
I． THE CHARACTER AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRENCH CRITICISM IN
THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY …………………………… 171
i． Character．
ii． Development．
II． THE THEORY OF POETRY IN THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE ………190
i． The Poetic Art．
ii． The Drama．
iii． Heroic Poetry．
III． CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN FRENCH CRITICISM
DURING THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY ……………………… 214
i． Classical Elements．
ii． Romantic Elements．
IV． THE FORMATION OF THE CLASSIC IDEAL IN THE
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ……………………………… 232
i． The Romantic Revolt．
ii． The Reaction against the Pléiade．
iii． The Second Influx of Italian Ideas．
iv． The Influence of Rationalistic Philosophy．
PART THIRD
LITERARY CRITICISM IN ENGLAND
I． THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH CRITICISM FROM ASCHAM T0
MILTON ……………………………………………… 253
II． THE GENERAL THEORY OF POETRY IN THE
ELIZABETHAN AGE …………………………………… 261
III． THE THEORY O