Literary Theory

Chapman, George, 1559? -- 1634.  ●  To the Most Worthily Honored, my singvlar good Lord, Robert, Earle of Somerset, Lord Chamberlaine, [in, Homers Odysses. Translated according to Greeke By. Geo Chapman]  ●  1614

Chapman, George, 1559? -- 1634.  ●  To the Right Worthily Honored, Robert Earle of Sommerset, and his Most Noble Lady the Ladie Frances [in, Andromeda Liberata ... By George Chapman ...]  ●  1614

Jonson, Ben, 1573? -- 1637  ●  The Indvction. On The Stage [in, The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume]  ●  1614

Brathwait, Richard, 1588? -- 1673  ●  A Comment upon the Two Tales of our Ancient, Renovvned, and Ever-Living Poet Sir Jeffray Chaucer, Knight ... The Miller's Tale and the Wife of Bath. Addressed and Published by Special Authority  ●  1615

I. G., fl. 1615  ●  A Refutation of the Apology for Actors. Divided into three briefe Treatises-Wherein is confuted and opposed all the chiefe Groundes and Arguments alleaged in defence of Playes: And withall in each Treatise is deciphered Actors, 1. Heathenish and Diabolicall institution. 2. Their ancient and moderne indignitie. 3. The wonderfull abuse of their impious qualitie. By I.G  ●  1615

Jonson, Ben, 1573? -- 1637  ●  LV. To Francis Beaumont; and XCV. To Sir Henry Savile [in, The Workes of Benjamin Jonson]  ●  1616

Bolton, Edmund, 1575? -- 1633?  ●  Hypercritica: or A Rule of Judgement, for writing or reading our History's ... By Edmund Bolton ... [in, Ancient Critical Essays upon English Poets and Poesy. Edited by Joseph Haslewood ...]  ●  1618

Peacham, Henry, 1576? -- 1643?  ●  Chap. 6. Of stile in speaking and writing, and of Historie; Chap. 10. Of Poetrie [in, The Compleat Gentleman; Fashioning him absolute in the most necessary commendable Qualities concerning Minde or Bodie that may be required in a Noble Gentleman; By Henry Peacham ...]  ●  1622

Bacon, Francis, 1561 -- 1626  ●  An universall Partition of Humane Learning and The Second Principall Part of Human Learning [in, Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning or the Partitions of Sciences]  ●  1623

Heminge, John, ca. 1556 -- 1630. / Condell, Henry, d. 1627.  ●  To the great Variety of Readers [in, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies]  ●  1623

Jonson, Ben, 1573? -- 1637  ●  To the memory of my beloued, The AVTHOR Mr. William Shakespeare: And what he hath left vs [in, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies]  ●  1623

Chapman, George, 1559? -- 1634.  ●  To my Ever Most VVorthie-To-Be-Most Honord Lord, the Earle of Somerset; and [The Epilogue] [in, the Crowne of all Homers workes Batrachomyomachia ... Translated ... By George Chapman]  ●  1624

Anon.  ●  A Shorte Treatise Against Stage -- Playes  ●  1625

Massinger, Philip, 1583 -- 1640.  ●  The Roman Actor. A Tragaedie. As it hath diuers times beene, with good allowance Acted, at the private Play-house in the Black-Friers, by the Kings Majesties Servants. Written By Philip Massinger  ●  1626

Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603 -- 1665.  ●  Observations On The 22. Stanza In The 9th. Canto Of the 2d. Book of Spencers Faery Queen  ●  1628

Beaumont, John, Sir, 1583 -- 1627  ●  To his late Maiesty, concerning the true forme of English Poetry [in, Bosworth-field: With a Taste of the Variety of Other Poems, Left by Sir John Beaumont ... Set Forth by his Sonne, Sir Iohn Beaumont ... ]  ●  1629

Milton, John, 1608 -- 1674.  ●  1629

Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603 -- 1665.  ●  Concerning Spencer that J wrote att Mr. May His Desire [in, Sir Kenelm Digby And His Venetia; By E. W. Bligh]  ●  1630

Drummond, William, 1585 -- 1649  ●  To his much honoured Friend Dr. Arthur Johnston, Physician to the King [in, The Works of William Drummond of Hawthornden ... Now Published from the Author's Original Copies]  ●  1630

Carew, Thomas, 1595? -- 1639?  ●  To Ben. Iohnson. Vpon occasion of his Ode of defiance annext to his Play of the new Inne [in, Poems, With a Maske, by Thomas Carew ... The third Edition revised and enlarged]  ●  1631

Jonson, Ben, 1573? -- 1637  ●  The iust indignation the Author tooke at the vulgar censure of his Play, by some malicious spectators, begat this following Ode to himselfe [in, The nevv inne: Or, The light Heart. A comoedy ... By the Author, B. Ionson]  ●  1631

Reynolds, Henry, fl. 1627 -- 1632.  ●  Mythomystes; wherein a Short Svrvay is taken of the Natvre and Valve of Trve Poesy, and Depth of the Ancients above ovr Moderne Poets  ●  1632

Sandys, George, 1578 -- 1644.  ●  To the Reader [in, Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd And Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Virgil's Aeneis]  ●  1632

Carew, Thomas, 1595? -- 1639?  ●  An Elegie upon the death of Doctor Donne, Deane of Pauls [in, Poems, With a Maske, by Thomas Carew ... The third Edition revised and enlarged]  ●  1633

Herbert, George, 1593 -- 1633  ●  Jordan [who sayes ...] and Jordan [When first ...] [in, The Temple. Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations]  ●  1633

Prynne, William,1600 -- 1669  ●  Histrio-Mastix. The Players Scoovrge, or Actors Tragaedie, Divided into Two Parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers Arguments ... That popular Stage-playes (the very Pompes of the Divell which we renounce in Baptisme, if we beleeve the Fathers) are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly Spectacles, and most pernicious Corruptions ... By William Prynne ...  ●  1633

Various  ●  To The Memorie of My Ever Desired Friend Dr. Donne [By Henry King]; On Dr. Donne, By Dr C. B. of O. [By Dr. Corber]; An Elegie upon Dr. Donne [By Isaak Walton] [in, Poems with Elegies on The Author's Death; John Donne]  ●  1633

Barton, John, master of the free school of Kinfare  ●  The Art of Rhetorick Concisely and Compleatly Handled ... By J. B. ...  ●  1634

Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567,8 -- 1640.  ●  Anacrisis: or, A Censure of some Poets Ancient and Modern [in, The Works of William Drummond]  ●  1634

Brathwait, Richard, 1588? -- 1673  ●  A Survey of History: Or, A Nursery for Gentry. Contrived and Comprized in an Intermixt Discourse upon Historicall and Poeticall Relations ... By Richard Braithwait ...  ●  1638

Junius, Franciscus, 1589 -- 1677  ●  The Painting of the Ancients, in three Bookes ... Written first in Latine by Franciscus Junius, F. F. And now by Him Englished, with some Additions and Alterations  ●  1638

Various  ●  Ionsonus Virbivs: or, The Memorie of Ben: Johnson [Revived By The Friends of The Muses]  ●  1638

Du Verger, Susan  ●  The Authors Epistle to the Reader [in, Admirable Events: Selected Ovt of Fovre Bookes, Written in French by the Right Reverend, John Peter Camus ... translated into English by S. Du. Verger]  ●  1639

Jonson, Ben, 1573? -- 1637  ●  Heads of a Conversation betwixt the Famous Poet Ben Jonson, and William Drummond of Hawthornden, January 1619 [in, The Works of William Drummond, of Hawthornden ... Now Published from the Author's Original Copies]  ●  1640

Jonson, Ben, 1573? -- 1637  ●  Timber: or Discoveries; Made Vpon Men and Matter: As they have flow'd out of his daily Readings; or had their refluxe to his peculiar Notion of the Times [in, The workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. Containing These Playes, viz. 1. Bartholomew Fayre. 2. The Staple of Newes. 3. The Divell is an Asse]  ●  1640

Milton, John, 1608 -- 1674.  ●  [Although a Poet soaring in ...] [Extract] [in, The Reason of Church-government Urg'd against Prelaty By Mr. John Milton. In two Books]  ●  1641

Milton, John, 1608 -- 1674.  ●  An Apology Against a Pamphlet Call'd A Modest Confutation of the Animadversions upon the Remonstrant against Smectymnuus [Extract]  ●  1642

Anon.  ●  The Actors Remonstrance, or Complaint ...  ●  1643

Milton, John, 1608 -- 1674.  ●  Areopagitica; A Speech of John Milton; For the Liberty of Vnlicenc'd Printing ...  ●  1644

Milton, John, 1608 -- 1674.  ●  Of Education. To Master Samuel Hartlib  ●  1644

Hall, John, 1627 -- 1656  ●  A Satyre [Pray let m' alone, what do you think can I] [in, Poems By John Hall]  ●  1646

Beaumont, Francis, 1584 -- 1616. / Fletcher, John, 1579 -- 1625.  ●  [Preliminary Prose and Verse] [in, Comedies and Tragedies; Written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ...]  ●  1647

Denham, John, Sir, 1615 -- 1669.  ●  To the Authour of this Translation [in, Il Pastor Fido, The Faithfull Shepherd. A Pastorall; Written in Italian by Baptista Gvarini ... And now Newly Translated out of the Originall]  ●  1648

Anon.  ●  Mr. VVilliam Prynn His Defence of Stage-Plays, or A Retraction of a former Book of his called Histrio-Mastix  ●  1649

D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606 -- 1668  ●  The Author's Preface To ... Mr. Hobs [in, Gondibert: An Heroick Poem, Written by Sir William Davenant]  ●  1650

Hobbes, Thomas, 1588 -- 1679  ●  The Answer of Mr Hobbes to Sr Will. Davenant's Preface Before Gondibert [in, Gondibert: An Heroicke Poem, Written by Sr William Davenant]  ●  1650

Bosworth, William, 1607 -- 1650?  ●  To the Reader [in, The Chast and Lost Lovers ... by Will. Bosworth, Gent.]  ●  1651

Sheppard, S. (Samuel)  ●  The Socratick Session, Or The Arraignment and Conviction, of Julius Scaliger. By S. Sheppard [in, Epigrams; Six Bookes; Also the Socratick Session or The Araignment of Julius Scaliger ... by S. Sheppard  ●  1651

Vaughan, Henry, 1622 -- 1695  ●  To the most Excellently accomplish'd, Mrs K. Philips [in, Olor Iscanus ... by Mr Henry Vaughan ...]  ●  1651

D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606 -- 1668  ●  To the Author Upon His Divine Poem [in, Theophila, or Loves Sacrifice. A Divine Poem. Written by E. B. Esq..]  ●  1652

Collins, An, 17th cent.  ●  The Preface [in, Divine Songs and Meditacions]  ●  1653

Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624? -- 1674  ●  The Poetresses hasty Resolution; The Poetresses Petition; An excuse for so much writ upon my Verses;  ●  1653

Vaughan, Henry, 1621 -- 1695  ●  The Authors Preface to the Following Hymns [in, Silex Scintillans]  ●  1655

Blount, Thomas, 1618 -- 1679.  ●  The Academy of Eloquence  ●  1656

Cowley, Abraham, 1618 -- 1667.  ●  Preface [in, Pindarique Odes ... in, Poems ... Written by A. Cowley ...]  ●  1656

Cowley, Abraham, 1618 -- 1667.  ●  The Preface and Ode. of Wit [in, Poems ... Written by A. Cowley]  ●  1656

Denham, John, Sir, 1615 -- 1669.  ●  The Preface [in, The Destruction of Troy, an Essay upon the Second Book of Virgils Aeneis ...]  ●  1656

Smith, John  ●  The Mysterie of Rhetorique Unveil'd  ●  1657

Dryden, John, 1631 -- 1700  ●  A Defence of an Essay of Dramatique Poesie, being an Answer to the Preface of The Great Favourite, or the Duke of Lerma [in, the Indian Emperour, or the Conquest of Mexico. By the Spaniards; Being the Sequel of the Indian Queen. By John Dryden Esq; The Second Edition  ●  1668

Dryden, John, 1631 -- 1700  ●  Of Dramatick Poesie  ●  1668

Milton, John, 1608 -- 1674.  ●  The Verse [in, Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. The Second Edition ...]  ●  1668

Milton, John, 1608 -- 1674.  ●  Preface [to Samson Agonistes] [in, Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes]  ●  1671

Boileau-Despréaux, 1636 -- 1711, Nicholas  ●  The Art of Poetry  ●  1674

Rymer, Thomas, 1641 -- 1713.  ●  Reflections on Aristotle's Treatise of Poesie  ●  1674

Dryden, John, 1631 -- 1700  ●  Preface [to Ovid's Epistles, Translated by Several Hands]  ●  1680

Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Earl of, 1633? -- 1685  ●  1684

Behn, Aphra, 1640 -- 1689  ●  The Translator's Preface [in, A Discovery of New Worlds. From the French. Made English etc.]  ●  1688

Rymer, Thomas, 1641 -- 1713.  ●  A Short View of Tragedy  ●  1692

Dennis, John, 1657 -- 1734  ●  The Impartial Critick  ●  1693

Dryden, John, 1631 -- 1700  ●  Discourse Concerning the Original and Progress of Satire [in, The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis]  ●  1693

Wright, James, 1643 -- 1713.  ●  Country Conversations  ●  1694

Dennis, John, 1657 -- 1734  ●  Remarks on a Book Entitled, Prince Arthur  ●  1696

Dryden, John, 1631 -- 1700  ●  To the Most Honourable John, Lord Marquess of Normanby [in, The works of Virgil]  ●  1697

Collier, Jeremy, 1650 -- 1726  ●  A Short View of the Immorality ... of the English Stage  ●  1698

Dennis, John, 1657 -- 1734  ●  The Usefulness of the Stage  ●  1698

Collier, Jeremy, 1650 -- 1726  ●  A Defence of the Short View of the Profaneness and Immorality of the English Stage  ●  1699

Congreve, William, 1670 -- 1729  ●  Amendments of Mr. Collier's False and Imperfect Citations  ●  1699

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1671 -- 1713.  ●  Treatise IV. viz. An Inquiry Concerning Virtue, or Merit ... [in Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. In Three Volumes]  ●  1699

Anon.  ●  The Preface [in, Lucian's Charon: or A Survey of The Follies of Mankind. Translated from the Greek. With Notes, and A Prefatory Dialogue in Vindication of Translations]  ●  1700

Collier, Jeremy, 1650 -- 1726  ●  A Second Defence of the Short View of the Prophaneness and Immorality of the English Stage ...  ●  1700

Dennis, John, 1657 -- 1734  ●  The Advancement and Reformation of Modern Poetry  ●  1701

Farquhar, George, 1677? -- 1707  ●  A Discourse Upon Comedy [in, Love and Business]  ●  1702

Dennis, John, 1657 -- 1734  ●  The Grounds of Criticism in Poetry  ●  1704

Blackmore, Richard, Sir, d. 1729.  ●  Advice to the Poets. A Poem (Occasion'd by the Wonderful Success of Her Majesty's Arms, under the Conduct of the Duke of Marlborough, in Flanders.) The Second Edition Corrected  ●  1706

Collier, Jeremy, 1650 -- 1726  ●  A Farther Vindication of the Short View ... of the English Stage  ●  1708

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1671 -- 1713.  ●  Treatise V. viz. The Moralists, A Philosophical Rhapsody [in, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. In Three Volumes ...]  ●  1709

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. 592 [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXI [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXII [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXIII [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXIV [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXIX [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXV [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXVI [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXVII [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXVIII [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXX [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCCXXI [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCIII [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711

Addison, Joseph, 1672 -- 1719  ●  No. CCCIX [in, The Spectator]  ●  1711