Theory of Literature was born from the collaboration of Ren Wellek, a Vienna-born student of Prague School linguistics, and Austin Warren, an independently minded "old New Critic.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

Included in this compilation are: "The Romantic Ladies," "The Misanthrope," "Don Juan," "Tartuffe," "George Dandin," "The Would-Be Gentleman," "The School for Wives," "The School for Wives Criticized," and "The Miser."

These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.