Historical poetics is a part of the theory of literature that studies the emergence and development of both literature itself and the main theoretical categories that reflect its movement. The anthology contains collected and systematized articles by authoritative literary scholars on all topics of historical poetics. Each topic is offered a system of questions and tasks for a better understanding and assimilation of the material. The book is part of a complex, which also includes the textbook "Theory of Literature" (in 2 volumes; authors - S.N. Broitman, N.D. Tamarchenko, V.I. Tyupa) and a similar manual on theoretical poetics.