A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe, from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 1 (of 3), Classical and mediæval criticismBOOK I GREEK CRITICISMReading editionChapter navigation22 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA History of CriticismPREFACE.BOOK I GREEK CRITICISMChapter I · INTRODUCTORY.Chapter II · GREEK CRITICISM BEFORE ARISTOTLE.Chapter III · ARISTOTLE.Chapter IV · GREEK CRITICISM AFTER ARISTOTLE. SCHOLASTIC AND MISCELLANEOUS.Chapter IV · GREEK CRITICISM AFTER ARISTOTLE. SCHOLASTIC AND MISCELLANEOUS. (continued 2)Chapter V · DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS, PLUTARCH, LUCIAN, LONGINUS.Chapter V · DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS, PLUTARCH, LUCIAN, LONGINUS. (continued 2)Chapter VI · BYZANTINE CRITICISM.BOOK II LATIN CRITICISMCHAPTER 1. BEFORE QUINTILIAN—CICERO, HORACE, SENECA THE ELDER, VARRO.Chapter II · THE CONTEMPORARIES OF QUINTILIAN.Chapter III · QUINTILIAN.Chapter IV · LATER WRITERS.BOOK III MEDIÆVAL CRITICISMChapter I · BEFORE DANTE.Chapter II · DANTE.Chapter III · THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES.INDEX.Previous chapter ←PREFACE.Next chapter →Book 1 — Chapter I · INTRODUCTORY.All chapters and sections (22)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA History of CriticismPREFACE.Books1Book 1 · Chapters12344556Books2Book 2 · Chapters1234Books3Book 3 · Chapters123Book 3 · Other sectionsINDEX.ἡ γὰρ τῶν λόγων κρίσις πολλῆς ἐστι πείρας◇τελευταῖον ἐπιγέννημα.◇—Longinus.◇3◇← PREFACE.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. →