This volume brings together the three most influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Aristotle’s Poetics contains his treatment of Greek tragedy: its history, nature, and conventions, with details on poetic diction. Stephen Halliwell makes this seminal work newly accessible with a reliable text and a translation that is both accurate and readable. His authoritative introduction traces the work’s debt to earlier theorists (especially Plato), its distinctive argument, and the reasons behind its enduring relevance. The essay On the Sublime, usually attributed to “Longinus” (identity uncertain), was probably composed in the first century CE; its subject is the appreciation of greatness (“the sublime”) in writing, with analysis of illustrative passages ranging from Homer and Sappho to Plato. In this edition, Donald A. Russell has revised and newly annotated the text and translation by W. Hamilton Fyfe, and supplied a new introduction. The treatise On Style, ascribed to an (again unidentifiable) “Demetrius”, was perhaps composed during the secod century BCE. It is notable particularly for its theory and analysis of four distinct styles (grand, elegant, plain, and forceful). Doreen Innes’s fresh rendering of the work is based on the earlier Loeb translation by W. Rhys Roberts. Her new introduction and notes represent the latest scholarship.

Aristotle:Poetics.; Longinus: On the Sublime; Demetrius: On Style (Loeb Classical Library No. 199)

Literature & Fiction

Demetrius

Longinus

Aristotle

History & Criticism

Harvard University Press

The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, Vol. 1: September

This is the first of a series of twelve large volumes, one for each month of the Church year, beginning with September. This volume contains 65 full length, unabridged Lives of the Saints for each day of September, including the lives of Cornelius the Centurion, Sts. Sophia, Faith, Hope, and Love, Apostle and Evangelist John, Martyr Mamas, Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae, St. Peter the Publican, Prophet Moses, St. Sergius of Radonezh, and St. Symeon the Stylite. Also included are homilies for the Nativity of the Mother of God and the Exaltation of the Cross. Translated from the original Slavonic text.

Biographies & Memoirs

Marretta, Thomas

Reference & Collections

Chrysostom Pr

Source Books

The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, Vol. 2: October

This is the second of a series of twelve large volumes, one for each month of the Church year, beginning with September. This volume contains 63 full length, unabridged Lives of the Saints for each day of October, including the lives of Romanus the Melodist, Martyrs Cyprian and Justina, Apostle Thomas, Nun Pelagia, Martyr Longinus the Centurion by the Cross, Evangelist Luke, St. Hilarion the Great, and Great-martyr Demetrius. Also included is a homily for the Protection of the Mother of God. Translated from the original Slavonic text.

Demetrii Phalerei De Elocutione: Sive, Dictione Rhetorica (1743) (Latin Edition)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

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