Aristotle.

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

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1995.

533 pages ; 17 cm.

Loeb classical library ; L199

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.

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Greek literature Translations into English.
Greek literature History and criticism Theory, etc.
Literary style Early works to 1800.
Literary form Early works to 1800.
Aesthetics Early works to 1800.
Sublime, The Early works to 1800.
Tragedy.
Sublime, The.
Literary style.
Poétique.
Tragédie.
Sublime.
Style littéraire.
Littérature grecque Histoire et critique Théorie, etc.
Style littéraire Ouvrages avant 1800.
Genres littéraires Ouvrages avant 1800.
Sublime Ouvrages avant 1800.
tragedies.
tragedy (general genre)
Aesthetics
Greek literature
Literary form
Literatuurtheorie.
Retorica.
Griekse oudheid.
Style, Literary Early works to 1800.
Aesthetics, Ancient

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Early works
Translations

Halliwell, Stephen.
Fyfe, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1878-1965.
Russell, D. A. (Donald Andrew)
Innes, Doreen.
Demetrius, of Phaleron, approximately 350 B.C.-
Longinus, active 1st century. On the sublime. English & Greek.
Demetrius. On style. English & Greek.
Fyfe, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), b. 1878
Loeb classical library ; 199.

Location: Library main y 204327
Call No.: PA3621 .A75 1995
Status: Available