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A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe, from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 1 (of 3), Classical and mediæval criticism

Name: A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe, from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 1 (of 3), Classical and mediæval criticism
Author: George Saintsbury

by George Saintsbury

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Explore the evolution of literary criticism from ancient Greece to the medieval era, tracing the ideas and figures that shaped the art of judging authors and texts. Delve into a detailed, scholarly journey through classical rhetoric, poetics, and the foundations of literary taste.

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15 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

01PREFACE. · Ch.1Free

02CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.

03CHAPTER II. GREEK CRITICISM BEFORE ARISTOTLE.

04CHAPTER III. ARISTOTLE.

05CHAPTER IV. GREEK CRITICISM AFTER ARISTOTLE. SCHOLASTIC AND MISCELLANEOUS.

06CHAPTER V. DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS, PLUTARCH, LUCIAN, LONGINUS.

07CHAPTER VI. BYZANTINE CRITICISM.

08CHAPTER 1. BEFORE QUINTILIAN—CICERO, HORACE, SENECA THE ELDER, VARRO.

09CHAPTER II. THE CONTEMPORARIES OF QUINTILIAN.

10CHAPTER III. QUINTILIAN.

11CHAPTER IV. LATER WRITERS.

12CHAPTER I. BEFORE DANTE.

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