Project Gutenberg 2013-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 142 Hallam, Henry 1777 1859 Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2 Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the 15th, 16th, and 17th Centuries, Vol. 2 Produced by Charlene Taylor, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries" by Henry Hallam is a historical account published in the early 19th century. The book provides an in-depth exploration of the state of literature during significant periods of European history, specifically focusing on the social and cultural changes affecting literary production and thought. The opening of this work sets the stage for a comprehensive analysis that spans several centuries. Hallam discusses the transition of learning from the Middle Ages into the cultural swell of the Renaissance, touching upon pivotal events such as the decline of classical learning and the emergence of universities. He reflects on the influence of key figures and the shifting dynamics of various European languages during these times, laying a foundation for his exploration of how literature evolved alongside social and intellectual developments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43869/43869-h/images/cover.jpg en Literature, Modern -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 3003618 3003629 2024-09-18T11:27:57.127349 2023-09-19T07:20:28.209220 text/html text/html 3023226 2013-10-02T11:10:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 2738112 2013-10-02T11:10:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1981557 2024-09-18T11:28:37.101512 application/epub+zip 2025546 2024-09-18T11:28:03.751214 application/epub+zip 1338084 2024-09-18T11:28:00.251366 application/epub+zip 3351840 2024-09-18T11:28:59.317426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3180812 2024-09-18T11:28:33.416551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2495401 2022-09-20T04:39:13.924087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2530088 2024-09-18T11:27:50.230282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2529777 2013-10-02T11:10:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 920836 2013-10-02T11:10:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17841 2024-09-18T11:28:59.512393 application/rdf+xml 10315 2024-09-18T11:28:00.880203 image/jpeg 1722 2024-09-18T11:28:00.569191 image/jpeg 2925222 2024-09-18T11:27:57.399224 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia