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Classical Literary Criticism
This anthology brings together core classical texts for understanding literature. The selections from Plato illustrate the poetic philosopher's surprising exclusion of poets from his ideal republic. In his response, Poetics, Aristotle draws on the works of the great Greek playwrights to defend the value of the art. Horace's The Art of Poetry is a vivid practitioner's guide...more
Paperback, 188 pages
Published
May 1st 2001
by Penguin Books
(first published April 17th 2001)
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Literary criticism has always fascinted me and should for all those who read a lot and here are the masters: Aristotle, Horace and Longinus. They are very astute commentaries. Longinus' account On the Sublime is excellent.
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