Binding: Hardcover
Description: The concept of mimesis has dominated reflection on the nature and role in Greek literature of representation. Jonas Grethlein in his ambitious new book takes this reflection a step further. He argues that beyond mimesis there was an important but unacknowledged strand of reflection focused instead on the nuanced idea of apat (often translated into English as 'deceit') oscillating between notions of 'deception and 'aesthetic illusion'. Many authors from Gorgias and Plato to Philo Plutarch and Clement of Alexandria used this key concept to entwine aesthetics with ethics. In creatively exploring the various reconfigurations of apat and placing these in their socio - historical contexts the book offers a bold new history of ancient aesthetics. It also explores the present significance of the aesthetics of deception unlocking the potential of ancient reflection for current debates on the ethical dimension of representation. It will appeal to scholars in classics and literary theory alike.
Title: The Ancient Aesthetics Of Deception The Ethics Of Enchantment From Gorgias To Heliodorus
Author(s): Grethlein Jonas (Ruprecht - Karls - Universitat Heidelberg Germany)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781316518816
Pages: 332 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises
Publication Date: 11/11/2021
Category: Ancient History: To C 500 Ce