Philodemus On Poems Books 3-4: With the Fragments of Aristotle On Poets (Philodemus Translation Series) (English and Greek Edition) - Hardcover

Philodemus; Aristotle

 
9780199572076: Philodemus On Poems Books 3-4: With the Fragments of Aristotle On Poets (Philodemus Translation Series) (English and Greek Edition)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0199572070 ISBN 13: 9780199572076
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The On Poems by the Epicurean philosopher and poet Philodemus of Gadara (1st century BC) survived amid the library of the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, which was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. The papyrus-rolls in this, the only library that survives from the ancient world, are with the aid of advanced technology at last able to be read, reconstructed, and translated. The On Poems, in five books, offers unique insights into ancient literary criticism from Aristotle to Horace. Book 1 was published in 2000. This volume contains the Greek text, translation, and scholarly commentary on Books 3 and 4, together with the fragments of Aristotle's lost dialogue On Poets, which sheds light on Aristotle's views on such controversial questions as mimesis, catharsis, and the origins of tragedy and comedy.

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About the Author

Richard Janko is Gerald F. Else Collegiate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199572070
ISBN 13 
9780199572076
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
648
Editor
Richard Janko