{"product_id":"poetics-longinus-on-the-sublime-demetrius-on-style-by-longinus-9780674995635","title":"Poetics. Longinus: On the Sublime. Demetrius: On Style","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together the three most influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Aristotle's \u003ci\u003ePoetics\u003c\/i\u003e contains his treatment of Greek tragedy: its history, nature, and conventions, with details on poetic diction. Stephen Halliwell makes this seminal work newly accessible with a reliable text and a translation that is both accurate and readable. His authoritative introduction traces the work's debt to earlier theorists (especially Plato), its distinctive argument, and the reasons behind its enduring relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe essay \u003ci\u003eOn the Sublime\u003c\/i\u003e, usually attributed to Longinus (identity uncertain), was probably composed in the first century CE; its subject is the appreciation of greatness (\"the sublime\") in writing, with analysis of illustrative passages ranging from Homer and Sappho to Plato. In this edition, Donald A. Russell has revised and newly annotated the text and translation by W. Hamilton Fyfe, and supplied a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe treatise \u003ci\u003eOn Style\u003c\/i\u003e, ascribed to an (again unidentifiable) Demetrius, was perhaps composed during the second century BCE. It is notable particularly for its theory and analysis of four distinct styles (grand, elegant, plain, and forceful). Doreen Innes's fresh rendering of the work is based on the earlier Loeb translation by W. Rhys Roberts. Her new introduction and notes represent the latest scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431981662444,"sku":"9780674995635","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674995635.jpg?v=1774557016","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/poetics-longinus-on-the-sublime-demetrius-on-style-by-longinus-9780674995635","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}