
Plato's Ion
Poetry, Expertise, and Inspiration
Franco V. Trivigno(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 29. October 2020
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Paperback/Softback
76 pages
978-1-108-71345-0 (ISBN)
Description
This Element defends an interpretation of Plato's Ion on which its primary concern is with audience reception of poetry. The dialogue countenances and rejects two models of poetic reception, the expertise model and the inspiration model, both of which make the audience entirely passive in relation to poetry; and it presents the character of Ion as a comedic figure, a self-ignorant fool whose foolishness is a function of his passive relation to Homer. In the end, this Element argues that, for Plato, critical engagement is the proper way for audiences to treat poetry. This view holds open the possibility that poetry may express some truths without thereby endorsing the idea that poets are experts who have authoritative knowledge.
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English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-71345-0 (9781108713450)
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. The Opening Scene; 3. The Expertise Model of Poetic Reception; 4. The Inspiration Model of Poetic Reception; 5. The Problem of Beauty; 6. The Foolishness of Ion; 7. The Critical Engagement Model; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography.