Poetics: The Philosophy of Poetry: An Anthology of Classic Essays

By J.M. Beach

Growing out of the mytho-poetic devices of oral cultures, specifically within ancient Greece, came a conceptual tradition of "poetics" - often a formulaic activity whereby an analytical definition of poetry would be put forth followed by a discussion of how poetry worked and why it was (or wasn't) important. The two most influential poetics of the ancient world were authored by two Greek conceptual thinkers writing in a tradition that would come to be known as "philosophy: " Plato (a student of Socrates) and Plato's brilliant student-successor Aristotle. This book is a collection of famous essays on the theory of poetry from ancient Greece to 19th century England.Meno, by PlatoIon, by PlatoSelections from The Republic, by PlatoChapter IIChapter IIIChapter XThe Poetics, by AristotleAn Apology for Poetry, by Philip SidneyTimber, by Ben JonsonEssays on Poetry, by William Wordsworth1. Of the Principles of Poetry & The 'Lyrical Ballads '2. Of Poetic Diction3. Poetry as a Study4. Of Poetry as Observation & Description5. Of 'The Excursion'Selections from Biographia Literaria, by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeA Defence of Poetry, by P. B. Shelley

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481806440
• ISBN13: 9781481806442
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"