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The Principles of Criticism: An Introduction to the Study of Literature
Excerpt from The Principles of Criticism: An Introduction to the Study of Literature
The purpose of this book is to present an account of the main principles of literary criticism, and to illustrate these principles by passages from great writers.
The book will, therefore, be found to contain (in addition to the text) a collection of noteworthy critical utterances.
The translations from the Greek, Germany and French have been done by the Author.
References are made (with two exceptions) to the text of Aristotle by the pages of Immanuel Bekker's large (Berlin) edition; and to that of Plato, by the pages of the edition of Henry Stephens. Addison is cited by numbers of the Spectator, and Lessing by chapters of the Laocoon. In the case of other authors, the footnotes will sufficiently indicate the sources of reference.
Both an index of authors and an index of subjects have been provided.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The purpose of this book is to present an account of the main principles of literary criticism, and to illustrate these principles by passages from great writers.
The book will, therefore, be found to contain (in addition to the text) a collection of noteworthy critical utterances.
The translations from the Greek, Germany and French have been done by the Author.
References are made (with two exceptions) to the text of Aristotle by the pages of Immanuel Bekker's large (Berlin) edition; and to that of Plato, by the pages of the edition of Henry Stephens. Addison is cited by numbers of the Spectator, and Lessing by chapters of the Laocoon. In the case of other authors, the footnotes will sufficiently indicate the sources of reference.
Both an index of authors and an index of subjects have been provided.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1970
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