J. W. H. Atkins on Literary Criticism

<p>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: </p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>Analyze styles of literary criticism prevalent in ancient Greece and after the rise of the Roman Empire</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Illustrates the first phases of the growth of a tradition of criticism</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Review the critical achievement at the Renaissance</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Discuss the theories and judgments of various critics and their bearing on literary appreciation between the Renaissance and the dawn of 19th Century Romanticism. </li> </ul>