Nine Essays By Arthur Platt

Originally published in 1927, this book presents a selection of previously unprinted essays by the classical scholar John Arthur Platt (1860-1925).

List of contents

Preface; Bibliography; 1. Science and arts among the ancients; 2. Edward FitzGerald; 3. Aristophanes; 4. La Rochefoucauld; 5. Lucian; 6. Cervantes; 7. Julian; 8. The relations of poetry and science; 9. Cambridge prelection.

Summary

Originally published in 1927, this book presents a selection of previously unprinted essays by the classical scholar John Arthur Platt (1860–1925). A variety of figures and subjects are discussed, both classical and otherwise, including Aristophanes, Edward Fitzgerald, and the relationship between poetry and science.

Product details

• Authors: A. E. Housman, Arthur Platt, Platt Arthur
• Assisted by: A. E. Housman (Foreword)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2016
• EAN: 9781316601693
• ISBN: 978-1-316-60169-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Literary essays