UID:
almahu_9949701406202882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004201835
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles 2011
Content:
Plato's discussions of poetry and the poets stand at the cradle of Western literary criticism. Plato is, paradoxically, both the philosopher who cites, or alludes to, works of poetry more than any other, and the one who is at the same time the harshest critic of poetry. The nineteen essays presented here aim to offer various avenues to this paradox, and to illuminate the ways poetry and the poets are discussed by Plato throughout his writing career, from the Apology and the Ion to the Laws. 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.
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Preliminary Material /
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Introduction /
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1. What Ancient Quarrel Between Philosophy And Poetry? /
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2. Poetry In Plato's Gorgias /
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3. Poetry As Flawed Reproduction: Possession And Mimesis /
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4. Plato's Ion And The Ethics Of Praise /
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5. The Hermeneutics Of Madness: Poet And Philosopher In Plato's Ion And Phaedrus /
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6. Inspiration and Inspired Poets in Plato's Dialogues /
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7. Plato: Poetry And Creativity /
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8. Poets At The Symposium /
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9. Tragedy, Women And The Family In Plato's Republic /
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10. Mimesis And Psychological Change In Republic III /
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11. Poets and Mimesis in the Republic /
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12. Antidotes And Incantations: Is There A Cure For Poetry In Plato's Republic? /
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13. Poetry, Thumos, And Pity In The Republic /
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14. Soul Division And Mimesis In Republic X /
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15. Image-Making In Republic X And The Sophist: Plato's Criticism Of The Poet And The Sophist /
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16. A Transfer Of Energy: Lyric Eros In Phaedrus /
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17. Myth And Poetry In The Timaeus /
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18. 'Correctness' And Poetic Knowledge: Choric Poetry In The Laws /
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19. Egislation As A Tragedy: On Plato's Laws VII, 817B-D /
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References /
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Index Locorum /
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004201293 (hardback : alk. paper)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004201297 (hardback : alk. paper)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004201835 (electronic book)
Language:
English
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