Plutarch: How to Study Poetry (De audiendis poetis)
- Textbook
Description
Plutarch's essay 'How to Study Poetry' offers a set of reading practices intended to remove the potential damage that poetry can do to the moral health of young readers. It opens a window on to a world of ancient education and scholarship which can seem rather alien to those brought up in the highly sophisticated world of modern literary theory and criticism. The full Introduction and Commentary, by two of the world's leading scholars in the field, trace the origins…
- Add bookmark
- Cite
- Share
Key features
- First full commentary on this unusually fascinating text
- Offers full help with grammar, syntax and style to help student readers
- Provides a wide range of background material and context, enabling the book to serve as an introduction to the whole range of ancient reading practices and literary criticism
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511976643
- Series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Subjects Classical Literature,Classical Studies,European and World Literature: General Interest,Literature
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 15 August 2011
- ISBN: 9781107002043
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.45kg
- Page extent: 234 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 15 August 2011
- ISBN: 9780521173605
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.32kg
- Page extent: 234 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9780511976643
Access options
Review the options below to login to check your access.
Personal login
Log in with your Cambridge Higher Education account to check access.
Purchase options
There are no purchase options available for this title.
If you believe you should have access to this content, please contact your institutional librarian or consult our FAQ page for further information about accessing our content.