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
• 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. The Critical Beginnings at Rome and the Classical Reaction: Terence,
Lucilius and Cicero 2. Classicism Established in Poetic Theory: Phiodemus
and Horace 3. Classicism and Prose Style: Dionysius of Halicarnassus 4. The
Literary Decline and Contemporary Comments: Tractatus Coslinianus, the two
Senecas, Persius and Petronius 5. The Critical Revival and Theories of
Style: Tacitus and Demetrius 6. The New Critical Outlook and Methods:
Longinus 7. The Restatement of Classicism: Quintilian 8. Critical
Cross-Currents: martial, the younger Pliny, Plutarch, Dio Chrysostom and
Lucian 9. Conclusion