Introduction
1.What Is Theory of Art and Literature?
2.The Importance of Learning Western Literary Theory
Chapter 1 Literary Theories in Ancient Greece
1.Social Background
2.The Literature of Ancient Greece
3.The Literary Theories Before Plato and Aristotle
Chapter 2 Plato
1.Life and W0rks
2.Plato's Theory of Philosophy and Politics
3.Theory of Literature and Art
4.Plato's Influence
Chapter 3 Aristotle's Poetics
1.Life and Works
2.Literary Theories in Aristotle's Poetics
3.Influence of Poetics to Western Criticism
Chapter 4 Literary Theories in Ancient Rome
1.Social and Cultural Backgrounds
2.Literature of Ancient Rome
3.The Literary Theory in Ancient Rome
Chapter 5 Horace's Art of Poetry
1.Life Career of Horace
2.The Main Content of Art of Poetry
3.The Influences of Horace
Chapter 6 Longinus' On the Sublime
1.About the Author and the Text
2.The Content of On the Sublime
3.The Influence of On the Sublime
Chapter 7 Literary Theories of the Midge Ages
1.Social and Cultural Backgrounds
2.Literary Works in the Middle Ages
3.Literary Theories in the Middle Ages
Chapter 8 Literary Theories of Renaissance
1.A Brief Introduction to Renaissance
2.Main Literary Theories of Italy during the Renaissance
3.Literary Criticism in England during the Renaissance
Chapter 9 Philip Sidney's An Apology for Poetry·
1.Life of Philip Sidney
2.The Reason of Writing An Apology for Poetry
3.An Apology for Poetry
4.Poet as the Maker and Feigner
5.The Significance of Sidney's An Apology for Poetry
Chapter 10 Thomas Hobbes's “Answer to Davenant's Preface to Gondibert”
1.Introduction to Thomas Hobbes and William Davenant
2.“Answer to Davenant's Preface to Gondibert”
3.Evaluation of Hobbes's Poetry Theory
Chapter 11 Literary Theories of the Enlightenment
1.Literary Background of Enlightenment
2.Literary Theories of France
3.Literary Theories of England
Chapter 12 Samuel Johnson's Preface to the Plays of William Shakespeare
1.Life Career and Works of Samuel Johnson
2.The Main Contents of Preface to the Plays of William Shakespeare
3.Johnson's Influence and Reputation
Chapter 13 David Hume and His of the Standard of Taste
1.Life,Works and Philosophy of David Hume
2.Of the Standard of Taste
Chapter 14 German Literary Theory of Enlightenment and Neoclassical Period
1.Social and Cultural Backgrounds
2.General Features of Literature
3.Literary Theories
Chapter 15 The Romantic Literary Theory
1.The Background of Romanticism
2.Literary Theory of Romanticism in Germany
3.Romantic Literary Theory in Britain
Chapter 16 William Wordsworth and His Preface to Lyrical Ballads
1.Life of Wordsworth
2.Preface to Lyrical Ballads
3.Comment on Wordsworth's Critical Theory
Chapter 17 Friedrich Nietzsche and His The Birth of Tragedy
1.Life Career and Ideas of Nietzsche
2.The Birth of Tragedy
3.Evaluation of Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy
Ending Chapter
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