Critical Moments in Classical Literature
Studies in the Ancient View of Literature and its Uses
- Author: Richard Hunter, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: May 2018
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108460477
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Through a series of innovative critical readings Richard Hunter builds a picture of how the ancients discussed the meaning of literary works and their importance in society. He pays particular attention to the interplay of criticism and creativity by not treating criticism in isolation from the works which the critics discussed. Attention is given both to the development of a history of criticism, as far as our sources allow, and to the constant recurrence of similar themes across the centuries. At the head of the book stands the contest of Aeschylus and Euripides in Aristophanes' Frogs which foreshadows more of the subsequent critical tradition than is often realised. Other chapters are devoted to ancient reflection on Greek and Roman comedy, to the Augustan critic Dionysius of Halicarnassus, to 'Longinus', On the Sublime, and to Plutarch. All Greek and Latin is translated.
Read more- Considers criticism both within creative literature (Aristophanes, Euripides and Horace) and in the works of professional critics
- Discusses not just works of criticism but also the classical literature which the critics analysed
- Pays particular attention to the cultural and intellectual context in which criticism functioned
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"... minor reservations aside, this is a thought-provoking and enjoyable book. It is both accessible and challenging, especially in its introduction of little known or discussed texts that usually remain at the outer edges of students' and many scholars' awareness. "
BMCRSee more reviews"Critical Moments in Classical Literature is a curious book; deeply learned, elegantly written, and filled with subtle observations on a vast array or texts … The individual chapters are filled with insightful observations on countless ancient critical passages …"
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- Date Published: May 2018
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108460477
- length: 225 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 150 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.3kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Aristophanes' Frogs and the critical tradition
2. Readings of Homer: Euripides' Cyclops
3. Comic moments
4. The ugly peasant and the naked virgins: Dionysius of Halicarnassus, On Imitation
5. The grand and the less grand: 'Longinus', On the Sublime
6. Reading for life: Plutarch, How the young man should study poetry.
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