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。
目錄:
PART FIRST
LITERARY CRITICISM IN ITALY
I. THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM OF RENAISSANCE
CRITICISM
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
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
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
i. The Theory of the Epic Poem.
ii. Epic and Romance.
V. THE GROWTH OF THE CLASSIC SPIRIT IN ITALIAN
CRITICISM
i. Humanism.
ii. Aristotelianism.
iii. Rationalism.
VI. ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN ITALIAN CRITICISM
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
i. Character.
ii. Development.II. THE THEORY OF POETRY IN THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
i. The Poetic Art.
ii. The Drama.
iii. Heroic Poetry.
III. CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN FRENCH CRITICISM
DURING THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
i. Classical Elements.
ii. Romantic Elements.
IV. THE FORMATION OF THE CLASSIC IDEAL IN THE
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
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
II. THE GENERAL THEORY OF POETRY IN THE
ELIZABETHAN AGE
III. THE THEORY OF DRAMATIC AND HEROIC POETRY
i. Tragedy.
ii. Comedy.
iii. The Dramatic Unities.
iv. Epic Poetry.
IV. CLASSICAL ELEMENTS IN ELIZABETHAN CRITICISM
i. Introductory: Romantic Elements.
ii. Classical Metres.
iii. Other Evidences of Classicism.
CONCLUSION
APPENDICES
A. Chronological Table of the Chief Critical
Works of the Sixteenth Century.
B. Salviati’s Account of the Commentators on
Aristotle’s Poetics.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
PART FIRST
LITERARY CRITICISM IN ITALY
I. THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM OF RENAISSANCE
CRITICISM
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
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
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
i. The Theory of the Epic Poem.
ii. Epic and Romance.
V. THE GROWTH OF THE CLASSIC SPIRIT IN ITALIAN
CRITICISM
i. Humanism.
ii. Aristotelianism.
iii. Rationalism.
VI. ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN ITALIAN CRITICISM
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
i. Character.
ii. Development.
II. THE THEORY OF POETRY IN THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
i. The Poetic Art.
ii. The Drama.
iii. Heroic Poetry.
III. CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC ELEMENTS IN FRENCH CRITICISM
DURING THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
i. Classical Elements.
ii. Romantic Elements.
IV. THE FORMATION OF THE CLASSIC IDEAL IN THE
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
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
II. THE GENERAL THEORY OF POETRY IN THE
ELIZABETHAN AGE
III. THE THEORY OF DRAMATIC AND HEROIC POETRY
i. Tragedy.
ii. Comedy.
iii. The Dramatic Unities.
iv. Epic Poetry.
IV. CLASSICAL ELEMENTS IN ELIZABETHAN CRITICISM
i. Introductory: Romantic Elements.
ii. Classical Metres.
iii. Other Evidences of Classicism.
CONCLUSION
APPENDICES
A. Chronological Table of the Chief Critical
Works of the Sixteenth Century.
B. Salviati’s Account of the Commentators on
Aristotle’s Poetics.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX