Plato and the poets
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Plato and the poets
（Mnemosyne : bibliotheca classica Batava, Supplements . Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature ; v. 328）
Brill, 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction / Pierre Destree and Fritz-Gregor Herrmann
- What ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry? / Glenn W. Most
- Poetry and rhetoric in the Gorgias / Fritz-Gregor Herrmann
- Poetry as flawed reproduction: possession and mimesis / Catherine Collobert
- Plato's Ion and the ethics of praise / Carlotta Capuccino
- The hermeneutics of madness : poet and philosopher in Ion, and Phaedrus / Francisco J. Gonzalez
- Inspiration and inspired poets / Stefan Büttner
- Plato, poetry and creativity / Dominic Scott
- Poets at the symposium / Elisabeth Belfiore
- Tragedy, women and the family in Plato's Republic / Penelope Murray
- Mimesis and psychological change in Republic III / Gabriel Richardson Lear
- Poets and mimesis in the Republic / Jera Marušič
- Antidotes and incantations: is there a cure for poetry in Plato's Republic? / Stephen Halliwell
- Poetry, Thumos and pity in the Republic / Pierre Destree
- Soul division and mimesis in Republic X / Rachel Singpurwalla
- Image-making in Republic X and the Sophist / Noburu Notomi
- A transfer of energy : lyric eros in Phaedrus / Elisabeth Pender
- Myth and poetry in the Timaeus / Gretchen Reydams-Schils
- "Correctness" and poetic knowledge: choric poetry in the Laws / Antony Hatzistavrou
- Legislation as a tragedy : on Plato's Laws vii, 817b-d / Suzanne Sauvé Meyer
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Plato's discussions of poetry and the poets stand at the cradle of Western literary criticism. Plato is, paradoxically, both the philosopher who cites, or alludes to, works of poetry more than any other, and the one who is at the same time the harshest critic of poetry. The nineteen essays presented here aim to offer various avenues to this paradox, and to illuminate the ways poetry and the poets are discussed by Plato throughout his writing career, from the Apology and the Ion to the Laws. As well as throwing new light on old topics, such as mimesis and poetic inspiration, the volume introduces fresh approaches to Plato's philosophy of poetry and literature.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. What Ancient Quarrel Between Philosophy and Poetry?
Glenn W. Most
Chapter 2. Poetry and Rhetoric in Plato's Gorgias
Fritz-Gregor Herrmann
Chapter 3. Poetry as Flawed Reproduction: Possession and Mimesis
Catherine Collobert
Chapter 4. Plato's Ion and the Ethics of Praise
Carlotta Capuccino
Chapter 5. The Hermeneutics of Madness: Poet and Philosopher in Plato's Ion, and Phaedrus
Francisco J. Gonzalez
Chapter 6. Inspiration and Inspired Poets in Plato's Dialogues
Stefan Buttner
Chapter 7. Plato, Poetry and Creativity
Dominic Scott
Chapter 8. Poets at the Symposium
Elisabeth Belfiore
Chapter 9. Tragedy, Women and the Family in Plato's Republic
Penelope Murray
Chapter 10. Mimesis and Psychological Change in Republic III
Gabriel Richardson Lear
Chapter 11. Poets and Mimesis in the Republic
Jera Marusic
Chapter 12. Antidotes and Incantations: is there a Cure for Poetry in Plato's Republic?
Stephen Halliwell
Chapter 13. Tragedy, Pity and Thumos in the Republic
Pierre Destree
Chapter 14. Soul Division and Mimesis in Republic X
Rachel Singpurwalla
Chapter 15. Image-making in Republic X and the Sophist
Noburu Notomi
Chapter 16. A transfer of Energy: Lyric Eros in Phaedrus
Elisabeth Pender
Chapter 17. Myth and Poetry in the Timaeus
Gretchen Reydams-Schils
Chapter 18. Correctness' and Poetic Knowledge: Choric Poetry in the Laws
Antony Hatzistavrou
Chapter 19. Legislation as a Tragedy: on Plato's Laws VII, 817b-d
Suzanne Sauve-Meyer
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