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Classical Literary Criticism - Penguin Classics
Penelope Murray, T. S. Dorsch

Revised Edition

Paperback (17 Apr 2000)


The works collected in this volume have profoundly shaped the history of criticism in the Western world: they created much of the terminology still in use today and formulated enduring questions about the nature and function of literature. In Ion, Plato examines the god-like power of poets to evoke feelings such as pleasure or fear, yet he went on to attack this manipulation of emotions and banished poets from his ideal Republic. Aristotle defends the value of art in his Poetics, and his analysis of tragedy has influenced generations of critics from the Renaissance onwards. In the Art of Poetry, Horace promotes a style of poetic craftsmanship rooted in wisdom, ethical insight and decorum, while Longinus On the Sublime explores the nature of inspiration in poetry and prose.


Product details

Format Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions 129 x 198 x 15mm | 191g
Publication date 01 Jun 2001
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
Language English
Edition Statement Reissue
Illustrations note bibliography, chronology
ISBN10 0140446516
ISBN13 9780140446517
Bestsellers rank 88,662