Pierce Burnette

Brilliantly defined, as Aristotle is famous for

But it makes it an absolute slog to read. The third book is interesting, concerning itself mostly with styles of Rhetoric, but by the time I got to it I was ready to be done. Maybe I'll come back and give just Book III another chance, reviewing my notes for Books I and II

Thought about giving this 4 stars because it's unfinished. But the fact that it's unfinished didn't detract from my enjoyment... and I don't think it detracted from the meaning either. It was a near perfect book and the only thing I thought about it being unfinished after I read the last page was “I can only imagine how incredible this book would be had he finished it.”