A History of Modern Criticism 1750-1950: Volume 1, The Later Eighteenth Century

18th century action actual admired aesthetics ancient argued argument artist beauty become called character classical common completely conception considered Corneille course criticism described Diderot discussion drama early effect emotional England English epic especially Essay expression feeling French genius genres German Goethe Goethe's Greek Herder Homer human Ibid ideal ideas images imagination imitation important individual influence interest interpretation Italy Johnson kind language later Lessing letter literary literature Lives means merely mind moral nature neoclassical never object original painting Paris passages passions philosophical plays poem poet poetic poetry practice praise purely reason recognizes represented romantic rules Schiller seems sense sentimental Shakespeare speak stage style sublime taste theory things thought tion tradition tragedy translation truth unity universal Voltaire wants Werke whole writings