The Ancient Aesthetics of Deception
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The Ancient Aesthetics of Deception

The Ethics of Enchantment from Gorgias to Heliodorus

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The Ancient Aesthetics of Deception

The Ethics of Enchantment from Gorgias to Heliodorus

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781316518816
eBook ISBN
9781009008501
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Chapter 1 Gorgias and the Justice of Tragic Apate
  9. Chapter 2 The Circulation and Significance of Apate in the Classical Era
  10. Chapter 3 The Dramatic Entanglement of Aesthetic Illusion with Deceit in Sophocles' Electra
  11. Chapter 4 Immersion and Corruption in Plato's Republic
  12. Chapter 5 The Void of Hellenistic Criticism
  13. Chapter 6 The Appeal and Challenge of Apate in Imperial Criticism: Plutarch's De audiendis poetis
  14. Chapter 7 Lucian and the Spell of Philosophy
  15. Chapter 8 How to Read Ekphrasis: The Tabula Cebetis
  16. Chapter 9 Christian Polemics against Idolatry: Clement of Alexandria's Protrepticus
  17. Chapter 10 The Aesthetics of Deception Reconfigured in Heliodorus' Ethiopica
  18. Chapter 11 From Deepfake to Psychotherapy: The Aesthetics of Deception Today
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index Locorum
  21. General Index