Classical Literary Criticism: Poetics; Ars Poetica; On the Sublime (Classics S.)

ARISTOTLE, HORACE, LONGINUS

ISBN 10: 0140441557 / ISBN 13: 9780140441550

Published by Penguin Classics August 1965, 1965

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Moderate cover wear and creasing to the spine; binding firm, text shows frequent highlighting and marginalia.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Classical Literary Criticism: Poetics; Ars Poetica; On the Sublime (Classics S.)
• Publisher: Penguin Classics August 1965
• Publication Date: 1965
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140441557
• ISBN 13: 9780140441550
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Greek & Latin Classics

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Synopsis

Classical Literary Criticism - Aristotle: On the Art of Poetry; Horace: On the Art of Poetry; Longinus: On the Sublime [Penguin Classics L155]

From the Back Cover

This new edition of Classical Literary Criticism contains the landmarks of ancient literary criticism in accessible and lucid translations.

In her Introduction Penelope Murray shows how many of the most fruitful approaches to understanding literature in the Western tradition derive from these canonical texts. Plato is often regarded as the most poetic of the great philosophers, but he mistrusted the god-like power of poets to work on our feelings and famously banished them from his ideal Republic. Aristotle responded by defending the value of art in his Poetics. His analysis of tragedy, with its key concepts of mimesis, catharsis and hamartia, has influenced generations of critics from the Renaissance onwards. 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, while Longinus' remarkable On the Sublime explores the nature of inspiration in poetry and prose.

This edition also features a new bibliography and chronology as well as comprehensive notes to each of the texts.