J. W. H. Atkins

Literary Criticism in Antiquity

A Sketch of Its Development: Graeco-Roman

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1934, this book contains the second volume of Atkins' 'sketch' of the development of ancient literary criticism.

Produktdetails

• J. W. H. Atkins on Literary Criticism
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 700g
• ISBN-13: 9780367764197
• ISBN-10: 0367764199
• Artikelnr.: 67399917

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