Poetic and legal fiction in the Aristotelian tradition / Kathy Eden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eden, Kathy, 1952- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and literature.

Aristotle. Poetics.

Aristotle.

Aristotle. De anima.

Aristotle--Contributions in philosophy of literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages).

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1986]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When Philip Sidney defends poetry by defending the methods used by poets and lawyers alike, he relies on the traditional association between fiction and legal procedure--an association that begins with Aristotle. In this study Kathy Eden offers a new understanding of this tradition, from its origins in Aristotle's Poetics and De Anima, through its development in the psychological and rhetorical theory of late antiquity and the Middle Ages, to its culmination in the literary theory of the Renaissance.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One. Legal Proof and Tragic Recognition: The Aristotelian Grounds of Discovery

Two. Poetry and Equity: Aristotle's Defense of Fiction

Three. Rhetoric and Psychology: The Aristotelian Foundations of the Poetic Image

Four. Image and Imitation: Aristotle's Contribution to a Christian Literary Theory

Appendix. Hamlet and the Reaches of Aristotelian Tragedy

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780691638461

0691638462

9780691610337

0691610339

9781400858323

1400858321

OCLC:

559505899