Plutarch: How to Study Poetry (De Audiendis Poetis)

Informationen zum Autor Richard Hunter is Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge, where he has taught since 1978, and a Fellow of Trinity College. His most recent books include The Shadow of Callimachus (Cambridge University Press, 2006) and Critical Moments in Classical Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2009). Many of his essays have been collected in On Coming After: Studies in Post-Classical Greek Literature and its Reception (2008). He holds an honorary degree from the University of Thessaloniki, and is a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens and an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Donald Russell taught ancient literature at St John's College, Oxford for many years, and is one of the world's best known scholars in the fields of ancient criticism and rhetoric. Among his many publications, of particular relevance to the current project are his editions of Longinus' 'On the Sublime' (published 1964) and Quintilian (published 2001), and the monographs Plutarch (2nd edition, 2001) and Criticism in Antiquity (2nd edition, 2001). He has been a Fellow of the British Academy since 1971. Klappentext A full treatment of this major source on ancient literary education by two of the leading scholars in the field. "This edition by Richard Hunter and Donald Russell of Plutarch s major treatise on education and literature represents the Cambridge Green and Yellow commentaries at their best. It provides a wealth of information on sources, parallels, style, and the structure of the argument, yet does not neglect the needs of the mid-level student of Greek, helpfully explaining abstruse words and difficult expressions. ...Hunter and Russell have produced a major work of scholarship, invaluable for understanding ancient ideas of literature and its function. It belongs in the library of anyone interested in how the ancients read." --Classical World Zusammenfassung Aimed at scholars and students interested in ancient education and literary criticism. The Introduction and Commentary bring together a wealth of material drawn from widely scattered and often relatively inaccessible sources! so that the book may also serve as an introduction to the whole subject of ancient reading practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Text; Commentary; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages discussed....

Product details

• Authors: Plutarch
• Assisted by: Richard Hunter (Editor), Richard (University of Cambridge) Hunter (Editor), Hunter Richard (Editor), Donald Russell (Editor), Donald (University of Oxford) Russell (Editor), Russell Donald (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781107002043
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00204-3
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets