Renaissance literary theory and practice : $b Classicism in the rhetoric and poetic of Italy, France, and England 1400-1600

"Renaissance Literary Theory and Practice: Classicism in the Rhetoric and Poetic Of Italy, France, and England" by Charles Sears Baldwin is an academic book analyzing the comeback of classical ways of writing during the Renaissance period. It shows how literature embraced the ideas and styles of ancient Greece and Rome, particularly in Italy, France, and England, between the years 1400 and 1600. The book shows the Renaissance as a "new day" for literature, a time when thinkers rediscovered old books and started writing in new ways after the Middle Ages. Baldwin points out that the invention of printing helped spread these ideas, leading to big changes in literature of the time. He will be looking closely at the different types of poetry and rhetoric (or persuasive speaking and writing) and talking about important authors and their works.