ABSTRACT

The Greek View of Poetry details critical theories and the appreciation of poetry by the ancient Greeks. Originally published in 1931, this text deals with a whole range of Greek critics from very early criticism to Longinus and his views on Homer in an attempt to provide a historical view of the importance of poetry to Greek society. This title will be of interest to students of Classics.

chapter |36 pages

Early Criticism

chapter |26 pages

Aristophanes

chapter |28 pages

Plato

chapter |36 pages

Aristotle

chapter |32 pages

Aristotle (Continued)

chapter |24 pages

Alexandrine Criticism

chapter |24 pages

Graeco-Roman Criticism

chapter |38 pages

Longinus