Description: In Poetics Aristotle treats Greek tragedy and epic. The subject of On the Sublime, attributed to an (unidentifiable) Longinus and probably composed in the first century AD is greatness in writing. On Style, attributed to an (unidentifiable) Demetrius and perhaps composed in the second century BC, analyzes four literary styles.
Brief description: Donald A. Russell, FBA (1920-2020) was Emeritus Professor of Classical Literature, University of Oxford, and Emeritus Fellow of St John's College, Oxford.
Review Quotes: This set of revisions was past due, and its arrival is most welcome. The result is a useful and physically very beautiful little volume that, I predict, will see very heavy use.--John T. Kirby "Classical Outlook"