A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe, from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 1 (of 3), Classical and mediæval criticism

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Ignorantium temeraria plerumque sunt judicia.
—Polycarp Leyser.
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LITERARY TASTE IN EUROPE
FROM THE EARLIEST TEXTS TO THE PRESENT DAY
GEORGE SAINTSBURY
M.A. Oxon.; Hon. LL.D. Aberd.
PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE