Ancient philosophical poetics
Auteur :
Heath, Malcolm
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521198790
Date de publication :
29 nov. 2012
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
430 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What is poetry? Why do human beings produce and consume it? What effects does it have on them? Can it give them insight into truth, or is it dangerously misleading? This book is a wide-ranging study of the very varied answers ancient philosophers gave to these questions.