Castelvetro

[ kas-tl-ve-troh; Italian kah-stel-ve-traw ]

/ ˈkæs tlˈvɛ troʊ; Italian ˌkɑ stɛlˈvɛ trɔ /

Lo·do·vi·co

[loh-duh-vee-koh; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/,1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.

Example sentences from the Web for castelvetro

Castelvetro thinks this mode of distinction not only untrue, but even inconsistent with what Aristotle says later of tragedy.

A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance |Joel Elias Spingarn
This notion of poetic ingenuity is constant throughout Castelvetro's commentary.

A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance |Joel Elias Spingarn
In a similar manner Castelvetro applies the law of the unities to epic poetry.

A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance |Joel Elias Spingarn
Moreover, comparing poetry with history, Castelvetro finds that they resemble each other in many points, but are not identical.

A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance |Joel Elias Spingarn

In Castelvetro we find a far more complete theory of the drama than had been attempted by any of his predecessors.

A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance |Joel Elias Spingarn