The trouble with culture : Plato's critique of poetry
In this thesis I argue that Plato's critique of poetry, taken in its proper context, is a serious and relevant critique of popular culture. In the first chapter I argue that the poetic reforms proposed in Books 2 and 3 and Book 10 of Republic stand at the front of a total reform of Greek cultur...
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| Language: | English |
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Rhodes University
2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004460 |