The Reception of Aristotle's Poetics in the Italian Renaissance and Beyond: New Directions in Criticism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350251434)

Using new and cutting-edge perspectives, this book explores literary criticism and the reception of Aristotle's Poetics in early modern Italy. Written by leading international scholars, the chapters examine the current state of the field and set out new directions for future study.

The reception of classical texts of literary criticism, such as Horace's Ars Poetica, Longinus's On the Sublime, and most importantly, Aristotle's Poetics was a crucial part of the intellectual culture of Renaissance Italy. Revisiting the translations, commentaries, lectures, and polemic treatises produced, the contributors apply new interdisciplinary methods from book history, translation studies, history of the emotions and classical reception to them. Placing several early modern Italian poetic texts in dialogue with twentieth-century literary theory for the first time, The Reception of Aristotle's Poetics in the Italian Renaissance and Beyond models contemporary practice and maps out avenues for future study.

Author: Bryan Brazeau
ISBN-10: 1350251437
ISBN-13: 9781350251434
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2021
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.65d