Interaction in Poetic Imagery: With Special Reference to Early Greek Poetry

by M.S. Silk

Book Overview

This is an unusual and original contribution to literary theory. Michael Silk is a classicist, but his book is concerned not only with the literature of antiquity, but also with the theory of literature as such: it investigates an aspect of poetic imagery in the practical context of ancient poetry. In the course of the investigation, many illustrative passages from English verse are discussed, but the corpus of poetry chosen for particular attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521024609
• ISBN13: 9780521024600
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"