Literary Criticism: Plato to DrydenThis anthology of literary criticism is no simple collection of fragments from great critics. It is, in a way, a documentary history of literary taste, or better, a documentary history of the taste of literary critics ... It contains material that is inaccessible in many university libraries and an index which ties together the various selections and gives the book a unity which most anthologies unfortunately lack ..." [Cover]. |
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ALEXANDER POPE | 1 |
JOSEPH ADDISON | 24 |
FRANÇOIS MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE | 35 |
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