Originally published between 1934 and 1952 these volumes are classics in the field of literary criticism. Their author was a respected scholar whose ability to survey a vast field of literature and criticism and explain and un-tangle it to students was well-known. The volumes:
- Analyze styles of literary criticism prevalent in ancient Greece and after the rise of the Roman Empire
- Illustrates the first phases of the growth of a tradition of criticism
- Review the critical achievement at the Renaissance
- Discuss the theories and judgments of various critics and their bearing on literary appreciation between the Renaissance and the dawn of 19th Century Romanticism.
1. Literary Criticism In Antiquity- Greek HB: 978-0-367-76380-0 Ebk: 978-1-003-16681-8
2. Literary Criticism In Antiquity - Graeco-Roman HB: 978-0-367-76413-5 Ebk: 978-1-003-16685-6
3. English Literary Criticism: The Medieval Phase HB: 978-0-367-76324-4 Ebk: 978-1-003-16643-6
4. English Literary Criticism: The Renascence HB: 978-0-367-76331-2 Ebk: 978-1-003-16647-4
5. English Literary Criticism 17th & 18th Centuries HB: 978-0-367-76350-3 Ebk: 978-1-003-16659-7.
Biography
J. W. H. Atkins