A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics

<p>The first of its kind, <i>A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics</i> presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary.<br /> <br /> </p> <ul> <li>Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world</li> <li>Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume</li> <li>Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations</li> <li>Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society</li> </ul>