Poetics

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Label

Poetics

Statement of responsibility

Aristotle ; edited and translated by Stephen Halliwell. On the sublime / Longinus ; translation by W.H. Fyfe ; revised by Donald Russell. On style / Demetrius ; edited and translated by Doreen C. Innes ; based on W. Rhys Roberts

Creator

• Aristotle

Contributor

• Demetrius
• Fyfe, W. Hamilton, (William Hamilton), 1878-1965
• Halliwell, Stephen
• Innes, Doreen
• Longinus, active 1st century
• Russell, D. A., (Donald Andrew)
• Aristotle

Subject

• Greek literature -- History and criticism | Theory, etc
• Greek literature -- Translations into English
• Griekse oudheid
• Literary form -- Early works to 1800
• Literary style -- Early works to 1800
• Literatuurtheorie
• Poétique
• Retorica
• Style littéraire
• Sublime
• Sublime, The -- Early works to 1800
• Tragédie
• Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800

Genre

• Early works to 1800
• Translations into English

Language

• eng
• grc
• grc
• eng

Summary

This volume brings together the three most original and influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Artistotle's Poetics contains his treatment of Greek tragedy: its history, nature, and conventions, with details on poetic diction. Stephen Halliwell makes this seminal work newly accessible with a reliable text and a translation that is both accurate and readable. His authoritative introduction traces the work's debt to earlier theorists (especially Plato), its distinctive argument, and the reasons behind its enduring relevance. The essay On the Sublime, usually attributed to "Longinus" (identity uncertain), was probably composed in the first century A.D.; its subject is the appreciation of greatness ("the sublime") in writing, with analysis of illustrative passages ranging from Homer and Sappho to Plato and Genesis. In this edition, Donald Russell has judiciously revised and newly annotated the text and translation by W. Hamilton Fyfe and provides a new introduction. The treatise On Style, ascribed to an (again unidentifiable) Demetrius, was perhaps composed during the second century B.C. It seems to reflect the theoretical energy of Hellenistic rhetorical works now lost, and is notable particularly for its theory and analysis of four distinct styles (grand, elegant, plain, and forceful). Doreen Innes' fresh rendering of the work is based on the earlier Loeb translation by W. Rhys Roberts. Her new introduction and notes represent the latest scholarship

Member of

• Loeb classical library, 199

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

808.2

Index

index present

LC call number

PA3621

LC item number

.A75 1995

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Loeb classical library

Series volume

199