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Literary Criticism: A New History
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Literary Criticism: A New HistoryLiterary Criticism: A New History

Gary Day has made a thought-provoking and highly readable contribution to one of the most difficult categories of critical writing: a history of literary criticism.... There is a great treasure trove of curiosities here, economically expressed, which really adds to the great pleasure of reading this book
 
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Ancient Literary Criticism
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Ancient Literary CriticismAncient Literary Criticism

The volume makes widely available some important scholarship on the canonical texts of ancient rhetoric and poetics. While there are numerous studies of general trends in classical criticism, this collection offers direct discussions of primary sources, which provide a useful companion to the Russell and Winterbottom anthology, Ancient Literary Criticism.
 
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Ancient Literary Criticism: The Principal Texts in New Translations
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Ancient Literary Criticism: The Principal Texts in New TranslationsAncient Literary Criticism: The Principal Texts in New Translations

Ancient literary criticism has always been a particularly inaccessible subject for the non-specialist student. This edition provides for the first time the principal texts in translation, giving the reader a full view of ancient literary criticism and its development.
 
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Classical Literary Criticism
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Classical Literary CriticismClassical Literary Criticism

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.
 
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Box by Box (Popular Woodworking)
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Box by Box (Popular Woodworking)Box by Box (Popular Woodworking)

For anyone wanting to get started in woodworking, building a box is a great introduction to this time-honored craft. And with the simple instructions in Box-by-Box, any novice can construct spectacular wood pieces. 
- Each box can be assembled in small spaces and built with basic tools, such as a hammer, drill, and screwdriver--perfect for beginners without their own workshops 
 
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