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| #269863 in Books | Belknap Press of Harvard University Press | 1963 | 1982-05-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x5.50 x1.25l,1.00 | File type: PDF | 342 pages | ||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Essential reading on the role of Homer in Plato's Athens|By Q|This book is valuable not only for his reading of Plato, but also for his understanding of Homer. Havelock is a classicist, versed in the original Greek texts, but his book is accessible to all.
The basic question is why Plato is so adamant about banning all poets from his Republic, in the dialogue by that
Plato's frontal attack on poetry has always been a problem for sympathetic students, who have often minimized or avoided it. Beginning with the premise that the attack must be taken seriously, Mr. Havelock shows that Plato's hostility is explained by the continued domination of the poetic tradition in contemporary Greek thought.
The reason for the dominance of this tradition was technological. In a nonliterate culture, stored experience necessary to cultural s...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Preface to Plato (History of the Greek Mind) | Eric Havelock.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.