The origins of criticism : literary culture and poetic theory in classical Greece / Andrew Ford.
The origins of criticism : literary culture and poetic theory in classical Greece / Andrew Ford.
The origins of criticism : literary culture and poetic theory in classical Greece / Andrew Ford.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2002.
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N880.9001/5
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Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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xiv, 356 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Defining Criticism from Homer to Aristotle -- Pt. I. Archaic Roots of Classical Aesthetics -- 1. Table Talk and Symposium -- 2. Xenophanes and the "Ancient Quarrel" -- 3. Allegory and the Traditions of Epic Interpretation -- Pt. II. The Invention of Poetry -- 4. Song and Artifact: Simo...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2002.
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New Jersey
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c2002.
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"By "literary criticism" we usually mean a self-conscious act involving the technical and aesthetic appraisal, by individuals, of autonomous works of art. Aristotle and Plato come to mind. The word "social" does not. Yet, as this book shows, it should--if, that is, we wish to understand where literary criticism as we think of it today came from. An...
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The origins of criticism : literary culture and poetic theory in classical Greece / Andrew Ford.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-330) and index.
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Text mainly in English, with some passages in Greek and parallel English translation.
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c2002.
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N880.9001/5
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0691074852 (alk. paper)
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880.9001
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