| Description |
lxiv, 188 pages ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Contents |
Ion, Republic 2-3, 10 / Plato -- Poetics / Aristotle -- The art of poetry / Horace -- On the sublime / Longinus |
| Summary |
This anthology brings together core classical texts for understanding literature. The selections from Plato illustrate the poetic philosopher's surprising exclusion of poets from his ideal republic. In his response, Poetics, Aristotle draws on the works of the great Greek playwrights to defend the value of the art. Horace's The Art of Poetry is a vivid practitioner's guide that promotes a style of poetic craftsmanship rooted in wisdom, ethical insight, and decorum. Longinus's On the Sublime explores the nature of inspiration in poetry and prose. This volume is a work of great value and interest to classicists, students, and writers |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: / translated with an introduction by T.S. Dorsch. 1965 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page lii-lvii) |
| Notes |
Translated from the ancient Greek and Latin |
| Subject |
Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800.
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Classical literature -- History and criticism.
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Criticism -- Greece.
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Criticism -- Rome.
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Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
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Rhetoric, Ancient.
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| Author |
Dorsch, T. S., translator
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Murray, Penelope, writer of added text, translator
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| LC no. |
2001278721 |
| ISBN |
0140446516 |
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9780140446517 |
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