Title: A history of Western literature.
Authors: Cohen, J. M. 1903-
Publisher: Aldine Pub. Co.
Year: 1963
Subjects: Literature, Modern History and criticism; Literature, Medieval History and criticism
Abstract: For other editions, see Author Catalog.
Contents: Epictales and romances of adventure -- The theme of courtly love -- The rebirth of Italy -- Mysticism, Mannerism, and popular poetry -- The birth of the drama -- The later Italian Renaissance -- Reformation in Germany and Renaissance in France -- The great age of Spain and Portugal -- Italian epic, Spanish drama, and German poetry -- The great age of France -- The early novel, the reign of reason, and the birth of sensibility -- Italian revival and the age of Goethe -- The Romantics -- The novel in its prime -- Poetry after the Romantics -- The great Scandinavians and the modern theatre -- The novel loses focus, and a hope for poetry.