J. W. H. Atkins

Literary Criticism in Antiquity (eBook, PDF)

A Sketch of Its Development: Graeco-Roman

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1934, this book contains the second volume of Atkins' 'sketch' of the development of ancient literary criticism. Atkins concludes his history with a look at the styles of literary criticism prevalent after the rise of the Roman Empire, and includes the responses of figures such as Cicero, Tacitus and Lucian to changes in the literature of their day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000379372
• Artikelnr.: 61377065

Autorenporträt

J. W. H. Atkins was a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge and Emeritus Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Aberystwyth

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Beginnings: Aristophanes 3. The attack on Poetry:
Plato 4. The Development of Poetic Theory: Aristotle 5. The Development of
Rhetorical Theory: Isocrates, Aristotle and Theophrastus 6. The New
Poetics: Neoptolemus of Parium, Callimachus and Aristarchus