Plato and the poets

Plato and the poets

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 pres...

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Other Authors: Destrée, Pierre., Herrmann, Fritz-Gregor.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 328.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

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Plato > Criticism and interpretation.
Plato > Knowledge > Poetry.
Classical poetry > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Criticism > History.
Greek poetry > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Literature > Philosophy > History.

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Call Number: PA4291 .P585 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • P. Destrée and F. Herrmann
  • Introduction /
  • Pierre Destrée and Fritz-Gregor Herrmann
  • 1. What Ancient Quarrel Between Philosophy And Poetry? /
  • G.W. Most
  • 2. Poetry In Plato's Gorgias /
  • F.G. Gregor Herrmann
  • 3. Poetry As Flawed Reproduction: Possession And Mimesis /
  • C. Collobert
  • 4. Plato's Ion And The Ethics Of Praise /
  • C. Capuccino
  • 5. The Hermeneutics Of Madness: Poet And Philosopher In Plato's Ion And Phaedrus /
  • F.J. Gonzalez
  • 6. Inspiration and Inspired Poets in Plato's Dialogues /
  • S. Büttner
  • 7. Plato: Poetry And Creativity /
  • D. Scott
  • 8. Poets At The Symposium /
  • E. Belfiore
  • 9. Tragedy, Women And The Family In Plato's Republic /
  • P. Murray
  • 10. Mimesis And Psychological Change In Republic III /
  • G.R. Lear
  • 11. Poets and Mimesis in the Republic /
  • J. Marušič
  • 12. Antidotes And Incantations: Is There A Cure For Poetry In Plato's Republic? /
  • S. Halliwell
  • 13. Poetry, Thumos, And Pity In The Republic /
  • P. Destrée
  • 14. Soul Division And Mimesis In Republic X /
  • R. Singpurwalla
  • 15. Image-Making In Republic X And The Sophist: Plato's Criticism Of The Poet And The Sophist /
  • N. Notomi
  • 16. A Transfer Of Energy: Lyric Eros In Phaedrus /
  • E. Pender
  • 17. Myth And Poetry In The Timaeus /
  • G. Reydams-Schils
  • 18. 'Correctness' And Poetic Knowledge: Choric Poetry In The Laws /
  • A. Hatzistavrou
  • 19. Egislation As A Tragedy: On Plato's Laws VII, 817B-D /
  • S. Sauvé-Meyer
  • References /
  • P. Destrée and F. Herrmann
  • Index Locorum /
  • P. Destrée and F. Herrmann.