This influential work, published in two volumes in 1762 and 1763, is a landmark in the history of literary criticism. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from classical philosophy to contemporary literature, Kames offers a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the principles of criticism. This volume covers topics such as taste, beauty, the sublime, and the passions.

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