Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 111 Vaughan, Charles Edwyn 1854 1922 Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold) 1853 1931 Herford, Charles Harold English literary criticism Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Introduction -- Sir Philip Sidney: An apology for poetry -- John Dryden: Preface to the Fables -- Samuel Johnson: On the metaphysical poets -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge: On poetic genius and poetic diction -- William Hazlitt: On poetry in general -- Charles Lamb: On the artificial comedy of the last century -- On Webster's 'Duchess of Malfi' -- On Ford's 'Broken heart' -- Percy Bysshe Shelley: A defence of poetry -- Thomas Carlyle: Goethe -- Walter Pater: Sandro Botticelli. E-book produced by Beth Constantine, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "English Literary Criticism" by Charles Edwyn Vaughan is a scholarly work focused on the evolution of literary criticism in England, likely written during the late 19th century. The text examines the development of critical methods and illustrates various phases via selected essays from significant critics, including Philip Sidney, John Dryden, and Samuel Johnson. The book aims to explore the relationship between literature and criticism through time, emphasizing how criticism has shaped readers' understanding of literature from the Elizabethan period onward. At the start of this volume, Vaughan introduces his objective, outlining a historical framework for understanding English literary criticism. He notes that criticism arose later than creative writing and reflects on the early foundations laid by writers like Chaucer, while also hinting at a significant shift during the Elizabethan era. The opening portion further delves into critical responses to the rise of poetry and drama, highlighting the tensions between traditional classical standards and the emerging voices advocating for more innovative forms of artistic expression. As Vaughan sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of various critics from different eras, he emphasizes the interplay between poetic genius and an evolving framework of literary judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- History and criticism Criticism -- Great Britain PN PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 625650 625501 2024-10-03T08:43:07.236491 2023-10-03T08:02:07.800013 text/html text/html 625643 625494 2024-10-03T08:43:07.588491 2023-10-03T08:02:08.049007 text/html text/html 320212 2024-10-03T08:43:17.287944 application/epub+zip 328410 2024-10-03T08:43:11.066027 application/epub+zip 315986 2024-10-03T08:43:09.745982 application/epub+zip 564003 2024-10-03T08:43:22.264925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529671 2024-10-03T08:43:16.431961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485597 2022-09-03T11:14:39.642614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593918 593820 2024-10-03T08:43:06.671557 2023-10-03T08:02:07.379031 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 588811 2020-12-29T14:43:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227823 2020-12-29T14:43:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20383 2024-10-03T08:43:22.410905 application/rdf+xml 14323 2024-10-03T08:43:10.298988 image/jpeg 3718 2024-10-03T08:43:10.017008 image/jpeg 316384 2024-10-03T08:43:07.655492 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