Description
This edition includes a preface, introduction and appendix. "Ancient Sources" gives readers the opportunity to consider the epic, dramatic, philosophical and rhetorical texts that influenced the Poetics. Modern interpretations speak to the enduring relevance of this ancient creation.
About the Author
David Gorman is Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University. His articles on the history and theory of literary study have appeared in Modern Literature Quarterly, Poetics Today, and Educational Philosophy and Theory. He also has strong interests in philosophy (especially the philosophy of language) and in classics (especially the history of the classical tradition). Michelle Zerba is Maggie B. Martin Professor of Rhetoric and Classical Studies at Louisiana State University. Her research and teaching span the fields of classical literature, rhetoric, and philosophy; Renaissance studies; and political theory; and classical reception. She is the author of Doubt and Skepticism in Antiquity and the Renaissance and Tragedy and Theory: The Problem of Conflict Since Aristotle as well as many scholarly articles.
Book Information
ISBN 9780393938869
Author Aristotle
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 232g
Dimensions(mm) 213mm * 127mm * 15mm
About the Author
David Gorman is Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University. His articles on the history and theory of literary study have appeared in Modern Literature Quarterly, Poetics Today, and Educational Philosophy and Theory. He also has strong interests in philosophy (especially the philosophy of language) and in classics (especially the history of the classical tradition). Michelle Zerba is Maggie B. Martin Professor of Rhetoric and Classical Studies at Louisiana State University. Her research and teaching span the fields of classical literature, rhetoric, and philosophy; Renaissance studies; and political theory; and classical reception. She is the author of Doubt and Skepticism in Antiquity and the Renaissance and Tragedy and Theory: The Problem of Conflict Since Aristotle as well as many scholarly articles.
Book Information
ISBN 9780393938869
Author Aristotle
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 232g
Dimensions(mm) 213mm * 127mm * 15mm
