Idea of Ancient Literary Criticism - Too, Yun Lee (Assistant Professor of Classics, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Columbia, New York)

This book traces ancient literary criticism from its origins in archaic Greek poetry through to the earlier Christian era. In response to the question `what was ancient literary criticism?' the author argues that when Greek and Roman authors discuss what and how to read in works, they are attempting to create and maintain the political community and its identity.