Critical Moments in Classical Literature

Studies in the Ancient View of Literature and its Uses

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Richard Hunter

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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.

Author Biography:

Richard Hunter is Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College. He has published extensively in the fields of Greek and Latin literature; his most recent books include Tradition and Innovation in Hellenistic Poetry (with M. Fantuzzi, 2004), The Shadow of Callimachus (2006), and Wandering Poets in Ancient Greek Culture (with I. Rutherford, 2008). Many of his essays are collected in On Coming After (2008).

Release date NZ

May 28th, 2009

Author

Richard Hunter

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

226

Dimensions

160x235x18

ISBN-13

9780521519854

Product ID

3042520

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