Kolbe Academy has discontinued use of Classical Literary Criticism in all of our courses. Beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year, this book will be replaced with Kolbe Academy's Greek Reader. Please look for this book in our bookstore. The Kolbe Academy Greek Reader includes the Poetics of Aristotle. It also includes selections from Daniel and Esther, selected books of the Politics of Aristotle and some of the famous speeches of Demosthenes, Pericles, Xenophon, and Alexander. This edition has extra wide margins for note-taking.Courses Classical Literary Criticism was previously used in: Literature 9: Ancient Greek: Homeschool Online Self-Paced Ancient Western Literature: Homeschool Self-Paced Note: Aristotle's Poetics was the only portion of this book used in 9th grade Literature. This anthology brings together core classical texts for understanding literature. The selections from Plato illustrate the poetic philosopher's surprising exclusion of poets from his ideal republic. In his response, Poetics, Aristotle draws on the works of the great Greek playwrights to defend the value of the art. Horace's The Art of Poetry is a vivid practitioner's guide that promotes a style of poetic craftsmanship rooted in wisdom, ethical insight, and decorum. Longinus's On the Sublime explores the nature of inspiration in poetry and prose. This volume is a work of great value and interest to classicists, students, and writers. In her Introduction, Penelope Murray compares and contrasts the viewpoints of these formidable critics as well as their impact on the Western tradition. This edition also includes a new bibliography and chronology and comprehensive notes to each of the texts. Defined a critical terminology for generations of later writers.
