Author : Benedetto Croce
Release : 2015-07-18
Genre : Literary Collections
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Ariosto, Shakespeare and Corneille (Classic Reprint) by : Benedetto Croce

Download or read book Ariosto, Shakespeare and Corneille (Classic Reprint) written by Benedetto Croce. This book was released on 2015-07-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ariosto, Shakespeare and Corneille Evviva L'Italia! Italy, Britain's ancient friend and loyal ally, has been an important factor both in winning the war and in bringing it to an earlier conclusion. The War! That greatest practical effort that the world has ever made is now over and we must all work to make it a better place for all to live in. Now at the hands of her philosopher-critic, Italy offers us a first effort at reconstruction of our world-view with this masterly treatise on the greatest poet of the English-speaking world, so original and so profound that it will serve as guide to generations yet unborn. And it will not be only the critics of Shakespeare who should benefit by this treatise, but all critics and lovers of poetry - including prose - who go beyond the passive stage of mere admiration. The essays on Ariosto and Corneille are also unique and the three together should inaugurate everywhere a new era in literary criticism. These are the first of Benedetto Croce's literary criticisms to see the light in English. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.