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Neo-Classical Dramatic Criticism 1560–1770
Thora Burnley Jones
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Paperback. An interpretation of the thought of the major neo-classical dramatic critics in Italy, France and England during the period 1560-1770. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with some shelf wear
This book, which was originally published in 1976, is an interpretation of the thought of the major neo-classical dramatic critics in Italy, France and England during the period 1560–1770. Commentary is based in every case on a careful reading of original texts (by, for instance, Scaliger, Castelvetro, Corneille, D' Aubignac, Dryden, Johnson, Diderot, Mercier), which have been translated by the authors where necessary and are liberally quoted, and leads to the conclusion that neo-classicism found its natural fulfilment in nineteenth-century naturalism. Far from being academic, artificial, doctrinaire or rigid - pejorative terms usually applied to them - the neo-classical critics ... Read more
This book, which was originally published in 1976, is an interpretation of the thought of the major neo-classical dramatic critics in Italy, France and England during the period 1560–1770. Commentary is based in every case on a careful reading of original texts (by, for instance, Scaliger, Castelvetro, Corneille, D' Aubignac, Dryden, Johnson, Diderot, Mercier), which have been translated by the authors where necessary and are liberally quoted, and leads to the conclusion that neo-classicism found its natural fulfilment in nineteenth-century naturalism. Far from being academic, artificial, doctrinaire or rigid - pejorative terms usually applied to them - the neo-classical critics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521099714
SKU
KJE0001926
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