If this work was misleadingly named History of Greek Literature and its reception in the years 1876 to 1985/2000, a title that refers to the well-known Histories, and perhaps creates other expectations, it could also be named:
(a) "Essay on the history of literature".
(b) "(Ex)history of literature..." -from an avid reader.
(c) "Grammatology of literature..." -from an amateur but also avid bibliophile.
(d) "Wandering" through the streets and narrow alleys of Greek letters.
(e) "Comprehensive chronicle of literature", where the hypothetical researcher lovingly records the works he reads, in the chronological order they are presented, participating, in one way or another, in the whole process with his personal judgment and approaching both "truth" and "illusion" as a person of his time.
I claim that this work seeks to cover, if possible, all these meanings. I say "all" because indeed they all serve the same idea. My intention, however, was to deliver a useful "tool" for every "self-punisher", if this characterization fits the members of our guild.