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The Origins of Criticism : Literary Culture and Poetic Theory in Classical Greece /

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 unde...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ford, Andrew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Edición:Course Book
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Defining Criticism from Homer to Aristotle
  • Part I. Archaic Roots of Classical Aesthetics
  • Part II. The Invention of Poetry
  • Part III. Toward a Theory of Poetry
  • Part IV. Literary Theory in the Fourth Century
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Passages Discussed
  • General Index