Poetry and Poetics in the Presocratic Philosophers
| Author | : Tom Mackenzie |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2021-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781108843935 |
| ISBN-13 | : 110884393X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Poetry and Poetics in the Presocratic Philosophers by : Tom Mackenzie
Download or read book Poetry and Poetics in the Presocratic Philosophers written by Tom Mackenzie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book-length, literary-critical study of the Presocratic philosopher-poets, Xenophanes, Parmenides and Empedocles. Sheds new light on these authors' philosophical projects and enriches our appreciation of their works as literary artefacts, also arguing that they played an important role in the development of Greek poetics.
