Criticism from Plato to Eliot (Critical Survey of Poetry)
Introduction
The criticism of poetry has always played an influential role in the development of poetry in Western civilization, from the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans up through the Renaissance, neoclassic, and Romantic periods and into the twentieth century. By articulating the general aims and ideals of poetry and by interpreting and evaluating the works of particular poets, critics throughout the ages have helped to shape the development of poetry. Poets, for their part, have often attempted to meet—or to react against—the stated aims and ideals of the...
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