LEADER 04078nam 2200685 450 001 9910455847903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-00830-7 010 $a9786612008306 010 $a1-4426-7360-5 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442673601 035 $a(CKB)2420000000003988 035 $a(OCoLC)314201880 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10226359 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000293094 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191841 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293094 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10270644 035 $a(PQKB)10505870 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00211049 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3257959 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671402 035 $a(DE-B1597)464375 035 $a(OCoLC)944178276 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442673601 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671402 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257112 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL200830 035 $a(OCoLC)958565253 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000003988 100 $a20160922h19961996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe criticism of didactic poetry $eessays on Lucretius, Virgil, and Ovid /$fAlexander Dalzell 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1996. 210 4$dİ1996 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 0 $aRobson Classical Lectures 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4426-1299-1 311 $a0-8020-0822-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. The Criticism of Didactic Poetry -- $t2. The De rerum natura of Lucretius -- $t3. The Philosophical Language of Lucretius -- $t4. The Georgics of Virgil -- $t5. Ovid: The Ars amatoria -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography of Works Cited 330 $aShelley thought all didactic poetry an 'abhorrence,' and most of the Romantics agreed with this judgment. Critics in this century have been less dismissive of the genre, but seem puzzled by it. There has been a tendency to treat a didactic poem as though it were a kind of lyric, in which the focus of interest lies in the emotions and feelings of the writer. But didactic poetry has a purpose, history, and character of its own. This original and important book asks the question, 'What can the practising critic usefully say about a didactic poem?' This is not primarily a book about theory, but a guide to practical criticism combined with a fresh reading of the chosen texts. Through a close analysis of three of the major didactic poems in the classical canon, the De rerum natura of Lucretius, the Georgics of Virgil, and the Ars amatoria of Ovid, Dalzell's aim is to consider these poems as a genre and to ascertain what tools are available to the critic for their understanding. He raises questions about the limits of genre criticism, the relationship of poetry and knowledge, reader-response, and historical reception. Can there be a poetry of statement? Is all genuine poetry necessarily fictive in some sense? To what extent is a serious didactic intent compatible with poetry?The Criticism of Didactic Poetry is primarily of interest to classicists. It will also be of great value to scholars of other literatures who are interested in the history of the genre or in the theoretical debate about whether poetry can encompass knowledge. This book is a significant original contribution to the field, with the potential to influence future scholarly thinking on didactic poetry. 410 0$aRobson classical lectures 606 $aPastoral poetry$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPastoral poetry$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a809.1914 700 $aDalzell$b Alexander$0663573 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455847903321 996 $aThe criticism of didactic poetry$92478449 997 $aUNINA