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English literary criticism

by Charles Edwyn Vaughan

Level C1 · AdvancedHistorical14 chapters
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About this book

Explore the evolution of English literary criticism from its Renaissance beginnings to the 19th century, revealing how poets and critics wrestle with classical ideals, poetic genius, and the blurring of boundaries between arts.

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Contents

14 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02INTRODUCTION
03INTRODUCTION.
04SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.
05JOHN DRYDEN.
06SAMUEL JOHNSON.
07SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE.
08WILLIAM HAZLITT.
09CHARLES LAMB.
10VII.—ON WEBSTER'S DUCHESS OF MALFI.
11VIII.—ON FORD'S BROKEN HEART.
12PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.

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