Theophrastus of Eresus. Sources for His Life, Writings, Thought and Influence: Commentary, Volume 8: Sources on Rhetoric and Poetics (Texts 666-713)

this Volume Is A Commentary On The Rhetorical And Poetic Texts Collected In The Second Volume Of theophrastus Of Eresus: Sources For His Life, Writings, Thought, And Influence . The Commentary Begins With A Discussion Of The Ancient And Medieval Sources From Which The Texts Are Drawn. Next Comes Discussion Of The Titles Of Theophrastus' Works On Rhetoric And Poetics. After That Each Text Is Discussed Individually. In Sum, Theophrastus Is Shown To Be An Important, Though Sometimes Seriously Misunderstood, Contributor To The Development Of Greek Rhetorical And Poetic Theory. The Commentary Concludes With A Bibliography Of The Modern Scholary Literature Followed By Several Indices: Important Greek And Latin Words, Titles Of Works (non-theophrastean As Well As Theophrastean), Persons And Places, And Subjects Discussed In Earlier Sections Of The Commentary. This volume is a commentary on the rhetorical and poetic texts collected in the second volume of Theophrastus of Sources for His Life, Writings, Thought, and Influence . The commentary begins with a discussion of the ancient and medieval sources from which the texts are drawn. Next comes discussion of the titles of Theophrastus' works on rhetoric and poetics. After that each text is discussed individually. In sum, Theophrastus is shown to be an important, though sometimes seriously misunderstood, contributor to the development of Greek rhetorical and poetic theory. The commentary concludes with a bibliography of the modern scholary literature followed by several important Greek and Latin words, titles of works (non-Theophrastean as well as Theophrastean), persons and places, and subjects discussed in earlier sections of the commentary. Readership : All those interested in rhetoric and poetics and the relation of these disciplines to philosophy; also classicists in general and those interested in the Aristotelian tradition. These volumes form part of the large international Theophrastus Project started by Brill in 1992 and edited by W.W. Fortenbaugh and others. Together with volumes comprising the texts and translations, the commentary volumes provide a new generation of classicists with an up-to-date collection of the fragments and testimonia relating to Theophrastus (approximately 370-288/5 B.C.), Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Lyceum These volumes form part of the large international Theophrastus Project started by Brill in 1992 and edited by W. W. Fortenbaugh and others. Together with volumes comprising the texts and translations, the commentary volumes provide a new generation of classicists with an up-to-date collection of the fragments and testimonia relating to Theophrastus (c.370-288/5 B.C.), Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Lyceum pt. 1. Life, writings, various reports, logic, physics, metaphysics, theology, mathematics pt. 2. Psychology, human physiology, living creatures, botany, ethics, religion, politics, rhetoric and poetics, music, miscellanea Commentary v. 4. Psychology (texts 265-327) / by Pamela Huby ; with contributions on the Arabic material by Dimitri Gutas Commentary v. 8. Sources on rhetoric and poetics (texts 666-713) When the fragments of Theophrastus - texts with facing translation - were published in two volumes under the title Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources for His Life, Writings, Thought and Influence (1992), eight volumes of commentary were announced. I. Introduction II. The Sources III. Titles of Books IV. The Texts V. Summary