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Record Nr.

UNISA996237249303316

Titolo

Plato and the poets / edited by Pierre Destrée, Fritz-Gregor Herrmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-12083-6

9786613120830

90-04-20183-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 434 pages)

Collana

Brill eBook titles 2011

Altri autori (Persone)

DestréePierre

HerrmannFritz-Gregor

Disciplina

881.0109

Soggetti

Classical poetry - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Criticism - History

Greek poetry - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Literature - Philosophy - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-423) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 presented here aim to offer various avenues to this paradox, and to illuminate the ways poetry and the poets are discussed by Plato throughout his writing career, from the Apology and the Ion to the Laws. As well as throwing new light on old topics, such as mimesis and poetic inspiration, the volume introduces fresh approaches to Plato’s philosophy of poetry and literature.