Format:
IX, 222 Seiten
,
22 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
9780521173605
,
9781107002043
,
1107002044
,
0521173604
Series Statement:
Cambridge Greek and Latin classics
Content:
"Plutarch's essay 'How to Study Poetry' offers a set of reading practices intended to remove the potential damage that poetry can do to the moral health of young readers. It opens a window on to a world of ancient education and scholarship which can seem rather alien to those brought up in the highly sophisticated world of modern literary theory and criticism. The full Introduction and Commentary, by two of the world's leading scholars in the field, trace the origins and intellectual affiliations of Plutarch's method and fully illustrate the background to each of his examples. As such this book may serve as an introduction to the whole subject of ancient reading practices and literary criticism. The Commentary also pays particular attention to grammar, syntax and style, and sets this essay within the context of Plutarch's thought and writing more generally"--
Content:
"Plutarch's essay 'How to Study Poetry' offers a set of reading practices intended to remove the potential damage that poetry can do to the moral health of young readers. It opens a window on to a world of ancient education and scholarship which can seem rather alien to those brought up in the highly sophisticated world of modern literary theory and criticism. The full Introduction and Commentary, by two of the world's leading scholars in the field, trace the origins and intellectual affiliations of Plutarch's method and fully illustrate the background to each of his examples. As such this book may serve as an introduction to the whole subject of ancient reading practices and literary criticism. The Commentary also pays particular attention to grammar, syntax and style, and sets this essay within the context of Plutarch's thought and writing more generally"--
Note:
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Text; Commentary; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages discussed.
,
Text griech., Einl. und Kommentar engl. - Teilw. in griech. Schr.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Plutarchus 45-120 De audiendis poetis
;
Kommentar
Author information:
Russell, D. A. 1920-2020
Author information:
Hunter, Richard L. 1953-
Author information:
Plutarchus 45-120
