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Castelvetro

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[kas-tl-ve-troh, kah-stel-ve-traw] / ˈkæs tlˈvɛ troʊ, ˌkɑ stɛlˈvɛ trɔ /

noun

  1. Lodovico 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.


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And I can’t help but think that if Giacomo Castelvetro and John Evelyn — those early defenders of salad purity — were handed a bowl of this, still cold from the fridge, they might pause.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2025

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

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Joel Elias Spingarn

If we recollect all the Qualities of a good Interpreter, we shall have an Idea just contrary to that of Castelvetro.

From The Preface to Aristotle's Art of Poetry by Samuel Holt Monk

Moreover, comparing poetry with history, Castelvetro finds that they resemble each other in many points, but are not identical.

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Joel Elias Spingarn

Two years after their formulation by Castelvetro they were introduced into France, and a dozen years after this formulation, into England.

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Joel Elias Spingarn

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