This volume provides, in translation, the principal texts of literary criticism, including Aristotle's Poetics , Horace's Art of Poetry , Longinus' on Sublimity , Tacitus' Dialogues , and extracts from Plato and Plutarch. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. 'A very useful selection.' Dr M. S. Silk, King's College, London'A very useful collection.' Anne Sheppard, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College'An excellent collection.' M. J. Blumenthal, University of Liverpool'A fine selection at an attractive price. It is good to see some less well known texts of ancient criticism included.' Dr Alison Sharrock, University of Keele'I welcome this book particularly for the less familiar authors not easily accessible to students.' Dr M. A. Bromley, St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill'extremely useful to students' P. E. Easterling, University College, London'An excellent anthology' Dr A. P. Baldwin, Cambridge University D. A. Russell is Professor of Classical Literature at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St John's College, Oxford and M. Winterbottom is a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford.