Images of excellence : Plato's critique of the arts / Christopher Janaway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janaway, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Plato--Contributions in aesthetics.

Plato.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Western aesthetics and art theory begin with Plato; this book aims to offer an understanding of his criticisms of the arts in the context of his own philosophy, and to locate him in today's philosophy of art. Christopher Janaway provides an accessible and illuminating discussion of such issues as beauty, emotion, ethical knowledge, artistic autonomy, and censorship.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Contents

Abbreviations and Translations

Introduction

1. Rhapsody

2. Arts, Crafts, and the Production of Pleasure

3. The Fine and the Beautiful

4. The Formation of Character

5. Mimesis

6. Against Mimetic Poetry

7. Myth, Madness, Pleasure, and Play

8. Plato and the Philosophy of Art

Bibliography

Glossary of Greek Terms

A

D

E

H

K

L

M

P

R

T

General Index

B

C

F

G

I

J

N

O

S

U

V

W

X

Z

Index of Passages in Plato.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-98094-3

9786611980948

0-19-151955-3

OCLC:

654192732