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Platonism and the English Imagination
Hardback
Main Details
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Platonism and the English Imagination
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Anna Baldwin
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Edited by Sarah Hutton
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:376 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - general |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521403085
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Classifications | Dewey:820.9 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
1 Halftones, unspecified; 1 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
24 March 1994 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This is the first compendious study of the influence of Plato on the English literary tradition, showing how English writers used Platonic ideas and images within their own imaginative work. Established experts and new writers have worked together to produce individual essays on more than thirty English authors, including Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, Wordsworth, T. S. Eliot, Auden and Iris Murdoch; and the book is divided chronologically, showing how every age has reconstructed Platonism to suit its own understanding of the world.
Reviews'... a fascinating introduction to the variety and richness of the tradition Plato inspired.' The Times Literary Supplement
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