Classical literary criticism

Author(s)

• Murray, Penelope
• Dorsch, T. S.

Bibliographic Information

Classical literary criticism

translated by Penelope Murray and T.S. Dorsch, with an introduction and nores by Penelope Murray

（Penguin classics）

Penguin, 2000

new ed

Note

Further reading: p. lii-lvii

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The works collected in this volume have profoundly shaped the history of criticism in the Western world: they created much of the terminology still in use today and formulated enduring questions about the nature and function of literature. In Ion, Plato examines the god-like power of poets to evoke feelings such as pleasure or fear, yet he went on to attack this manipulation of emotions and banished poets from his ideal Republic. Aristotle defends the value of art in his Poetics, and his analysis of tragedy has influenced generations of critics from the Renaissance onwards. In the Art of Poetry, Horace promotes a style of poetic craftsmanship rooted in wisdom, ethical insight and decorum, while Longinus' On the Sublime explores the nature of inspiration in poetry and prose.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Homer and the Early Greek Poets 2. Aristophanes 3. Gorgias and the Sophists 4. Plato 5. Aristotle 6. The Alexandrians 7. Horace 8. Longinus 9. Epilogue Further Reading Literary Chronology Plato Ion Republic 2 Republic 3 Republic 10 Aristotle Poetics Horace The Art of Poetry Longinus On the Sublime Notes

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA4653365X
• ISBN:
  • 0140446516
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: lxiv, 187 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PA3622
  • DC18 : 801.950938
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Poetry -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646