| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 434 pages) |
| Series |
Mnemosyne supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; 328 |
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; v. 328.
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Pierre Destree and Fritz-Gregor Herrmann -- What ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry? / Glenn W. Most -- Poetry in Plato's 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 Plato's Ion and Phaedrus / Francisco J. Gonzalez -- Inspiration and inspired poets in Plato's dialogues / Stefan Büttner -- Plato, poetry and creativity / Dominic Scott -- Poets at the symposium / Elizabeth 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 Destrée -- 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 |
| Summary |
The nineteen essays presented here aim to illuminate the ways poetry and the poets are discussed by Plato throughout his writing career. 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-423) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Plato -- Criticism and interpretation
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Plato -- Knowledge -- Poetry
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| SUBJECT |
Plato fast |
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Platon. idszbz |
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Greek poetry -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
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Classical poetry -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
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Literature -- Philosophy -- History
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Criticism -- History
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
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Poetry
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Criticism
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Literature -- Philosophy
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Versdichtung
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Literaturkritik
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Griechisch
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Griechisch.
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Versdichtung.
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Literaturkritik.
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Literaturtheorie.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Destrée, Pierre
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Herrmann, Fritz-Gregor
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| LC no. |
2010053582 |
| ISBN |
9789004201835 |
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9004201831 |
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1283120836 |
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9781283120838 |
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9786613120830 |
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6613120839 |
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