Oxford readings in ancient literary criticism / edited by Andrew Laird.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laird, Andrew, Dr.

Series:

Oxford readings in classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Classical literature.

Criticism--Greece.

Criticism.

Greece.

Criticism--Rome.

Physical Description:

xii, 491 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Readings in ancient literary criticism

Ancient literary criticism

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

The volume makes widely available some important scholarship on the canonical texts of ancient rhetoric and poetics. While there are numerous studies of general trends in classical criticism, this collection offers direct discussions of primary sources, which provide a useful companion to the Russell and Winterbottom anthology, Ancient Literary Criticism. The volume contains a chronology, suggestions for further reading, a new translation of Bernays' 1857 essay on katharsis, and an important introductory chapter addressing the tension in ancient literary criticism between its place in the classical tradition and its role in contemporary endeavors to reconstruct ancient culture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [457]-478) and indexes.

ISBN:

0199258651

019925866X

OCLC:

61178171

Publisher Number:

9780199258659 (hbk)

9780199258666 (pbk)

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