Description |
533 pages ; 17 cm. |
Series |
Loeb classical library ; L199 |
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Loeb classical library ; 199.
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Note |
Third work traditionally attributed to Demetrius, of Phaleron. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Summary |
This volume brings together the three most original and influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Artistotle's Poetics contains his treatment of Greek tragedy: its history, nature, and conventions, with details on poetic diction. Stephen Halliwell makes this seminal work newly accessible with a reliable text and a translation that is both accurate and readable. His authoritative introduction traces the work's debt to earlier theorists (especially Plato), its distinctive argument, and the reasons behind its enduring relevance. The essay On the Sublime, usually attributed to "Longinus" (identity uncertain), was probably composed in the first century A.D.; its subject is the appreciation of greatness ("the sublime") in writing, with analysis of illustrative passages ranging from Homer and Sappho to Plato and Genesis. In this edition, Donald Russell has judiciously revised and newly annotated the text and translation by W. Hamilton Fyfe and provides a new introduction. The treatise On Style, ascribed to an (again unidentifiable) Demetrius, was perhaps composed during the second century B.C. It seems to reflect the theoretical energy of Hellenistic rhetorical works now lost, and is notable particularly for its theory and analysis of four distinct styles (grand, elegant, plain, and forceful). Doreen Innes' fresh rendering of the work is based on the earlier Loeb translation by W. Rhys Roberts. Her new introduction and notes represent the latest scholarship. |
Contents |
Poetics / Aristotle -- On the sublime / Longinus -- On style / Demetrius. |
Language |
English and Greek on facing pages. |
Subject |
Greek literature -- Translations into English.
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Greek literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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Literary style -- Early works to 1800.
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Literary form -- Early works to 1800.
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Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800.
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Sublime, The -- Early works to 1800.
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Added Author |
Halliwell, Stephen.
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Fyfe, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1878-1965.
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Russell, D. A. (Donald Andrew)
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Innes, Doreen.
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Demetrius, of Phaleron, approximately 350 B.C.-
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Longinus, active 1st century.
On the sublime. English & Greek.
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Demetrius.
On style. English & Greek.
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Added Title |
Poetics. English & Greek
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Other Form: |
Online version: Aristotle. Poetics. English & Greek. Poetics. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1995 (OCoLC)603839496 |
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Online version: Aristotle. Poetics. English & Greek. Poetics. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1995 (OCoLC)606224860 |
ISBN |
0674995635 |
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9780674995635 |
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