Plato and the Poets

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-03-21
Mått155 x 235 x 35 mm
Vikt871 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska, Klassisk grekiska
SerieMnemosyne, Supplements
Antal sidor434
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004201293

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Pierre Destrée, PhD (1994) in Philosophy, University of Louvain, is Research Associate at the Fonds belge de la Recherche Scientifique, and Associate Professor at the University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve). His publications include articles in Greek ethics, and aesthetics. He has co-edited (with Ch. Bobonich) Akrasia in Greek Philosophy (Brill 2007) and (with Carole Talon-Hugon), Art et morale. Approches Historiques (Editions Obaldia) 2011.Fritz-Gregor Herrmann PhD (1999) in Classics, University of Edinburgh, is Reader in Ancient Philosophy and Literature at Swansea University. His publications include Words and Ideas. The roots of Plato’s Philosophy (Classical Press of Wales 2007). He has edited New Essays on Plato. Language and thought in Fourth-Century Greek Philosophy (Classical Press of Wales 2006) and co-edited (with Douglas Cairns and Terry Penner) Pursuing the Good. Ethics and metaphysics in Plato’s Republic (Edinburgh University Press 2007).Contributors: Elizabeth Belfiore, Stefan Büttner, Carlotta Capuccino, Catherine Collobert, Francisco J, Gonzalez, Stephen Halliwell, Antony Hatzistavrou, Gabriel Richardson Lear, Jera Marušič, Glenn W. Most, Penelope Murray, Noburu Notomi, Elisabeth Pender, Suzanne Sauvé Meyer, Gretchen Reydams-Schils, Dominic Scott, Rachel Singpurwalla.

Chapter 1. What Ancient Quarrel Between Philosophy and Poetry?Glenn W. MostChapter 2. Poetry and Rhetoric in Plato's GorgiasFritz-Gregor HerrmannChapter 3. Poetry as Flawed Reproduction: Possession and MimesisCatherine CollobertChapter 4. Plato’s Ion and the Ethics of PraiseCarlotta CapuccinoChapter 5. The Hermeneutics of Madness: Poet and Philosopher in Plato's Ion, and PhaedrusFrancisco J. GonzalezChapter 6. Inspiration and Inspired Poets in Plato’s DialoguesStefan Büttner Chapter 7. Plato, Poetry and CreativityDominic Scott Chapter 8. Poets at the SymposiumElisabeth Belfiore Chapter 9. Tragedy, Women and the Family in Plato's RepublicPenelope Murray Chapter 10. Mimesis and Psychological Change in Republic IIIGabriel Richardson Lear Chapter 11. Poets and Mimesis in the RepublicJera MarušičChapter 12. Antidotes and Incantations: is there a Cure for Poetry in Plato’s Republic?Stephen HalliwellChapter 13. Tragedy, Pity and Thumos in the RepublicPierre DestréeChapter 14. Soul Division and Mimesis in Republic XRachel SingpurwallaChapter 15. Image-making in Republic X and the SophistNoburu NotomiChapter 16. A transfer of Energy: Lyric Eros in PhaedrusElisabeth PenderChapter 17. Myth and Poetry in the Timaeus Gretchen Reydams-SchilsChapter 18. Correctness’ and Poetic Knowledge: Choric Poetry in the LawsAntony Hatzistavrou Chapter 19. Legislation as a Tragedy: on Plato's Laws VII, 817b-d Suzanne Sauvé-Meyer