Originally published in 1921 this volume consists of the first of Croce's literary criticisms to be published in English and as well as a section on Shakespeare, it contains unique essays on Ariosto and Corneille which together inaugurated a new era in literary criticism. The essays are based on Croce's Theory of Aesthetic - a theory which to many is the only one that completely explains the problem of poetry and the fine arts - and as a result are profound and suggestive.
- ISBN10 9390015588
- ISBN13 9789390015580
- Publish Date 9 March 2020 (first published 5 March 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Lector House
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 180
- Language English