History of English Literature, Volume 3, Part 1

Hippolyte Taine

Gebbie Publishing Company, Limited, 1897 - English literature

Contents

• Dryden as a writerKind scope and limits of: 43
• How literature in England is occupied with politics: 51
• Rise of the art of writingDifference between: 59
• CHAPTER III: 73
• 3: 76
• Principles of civilisation in France and England: 85
• ReligionVisible signsIts profound sentiment: 91
• harshness and energyComparison of French: 99
• Merits of this dramaCharacters of Antony: 104
• TheologyComparison of the French and English: 111
• The ConstitutionSentiment of rightLockes: 119
• Parliamentary eloquenceIts energy and harshness: 128
• Grave pleasantryHumourSerious and fertile: 150
• excesses: 226

Bibliographic information

• Title: History of English Literature, Volume 3, Part 1; History of English Literature, Hippolyte Taine
• Author: Hippolyte Taine
• Translated by: Henri Van Laun
• Publisher: Gebbie Publishing Company, Limited, 1897
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Dec 4, 2008