Plato's Republic and Cervantes's Don Quixote: Two Critiques of the Oral Tradition.

A part of the book "Studies in Honor of Gustavo Correa," edited by Charles B. Faulhaber, Richard P. Kinkade and T. A. Perry is presented. It explores the explanation of British classicist Eric Havelock regarding the radical opposition to poetry in Plato's "Republic." It also discusses the literary g...

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Published in:Estudios Literarios en Honor de Gustavo Correa pp. 170 - 177
Main Author: Rivers, Elias L.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1991
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Summary:A part of the book "Studies in Honor of Gustavo Correa," edited by Charles B. Faulhaber, Richard P. Kinkade and T. A. Perry is presented. It explores the explanation of British classicist Eric Havelock regarding the radical opposition to poetry in Plato's "Republic." It also discusses the literary genre expressed at Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote."