Plato to Alexander Pope: Backgrounds of Modern CriticismWalter Sutton, Vivian Sutton Odyssey Press, 1966 - 243 pages |
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... Homer better than any man and that neither Metrodorus of Lampsa- cus nor Stesimbrotus of Thasos nor Glaucon nor any one else who ever was had as good ideas about Homer as I have or as many . I am glad to hear you say so , Ion ; I see ...
... Homer better than any man and that neither Metrodorus of Lampsa- cus nor Stesimbrotus of Thasos nor Glaucon nor any one else who ever was had as good ideas about Homer as I have or as many . I am glad to hear you say so , Ion ; I see ...
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... Homer speak of the same themes which all other poets handle ? Is not war his great argu- ment ? and does he not ... Homer sings ? Very true , Socrates . And do not the other poets sing of the same ? Yes , Socrates , but not in the same ...
... Homer speak of the same themes which all other poets handle ? Is not war his great argu- ment ? and does he not ... Homer sings ? Very true , Socrates . And do not the other poets sing of the same ? Yes , Socrates , but not in the same ...
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... Homer . Of whom , Ion , you are one , and are possessed by Homer , and when any one repeats the words of another poet , you go to sleep and know not what to say , but when any one recites a strain of Homer , you wake up in a moment and ...
... Homer . Of whom , Ion , you are one , and are possessed by Homer , and when any one repeats the words of another poet , you go to sleep and know not what to say , but when any one recites a strain of Homer , you wake up in a moment and ...
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