all critics Flashcards
Who says lovers are supremely beautiful + good? (Plato)
Sheffield
Who says we may be attracted to beauty but our real goal is happiness? (Plato)
Waterfield
What did Vlastos say about Plato?
“Plato’s idea of love is egocentric”
What did Bishop say about Ovid?
“The ars amatoria is about lust rather than love”
What does Sheffield say?
“Lovers are themselves, supremely beautiful + good in every way”
Who said Ovid’s precepts are presented w the advantage of the male lover in mind?
Watson
Who said Plato was a product of his time?
Hackett
What did Romano say about love in Ovid?
“Love is the art of outmanoeuvring the partner”
What does Goldhill say?
“Proper love is about self control”
What did Leach say about Ovid’s work?
“Anti feminist humour pervades the poem”
Who said Plato believed abolition of families would improve cohesion of society?
Brown
What does Waterfield say?
“We may be attracted to beauty but our real goal is happiness”
What did Gibson say about Ovid?
“His intent is entirely disingenuous”
Who says proper love is about self control? (Plato)
Goldhill
What did Wilkinson say about Ovid’s tone?
“Ovid’s tone is condescending + patronising”
Who said amor is rational and affectus must be avoided?
Gloyn
What did Hackett say about Plato?
“Plato was a product of his time”
What did Carson say about Sappho?
“Sappho reps access to the woman’s voice + escape from the boundaries of masculinity”
Who said Platos idea of love is ego centric?
Vlastos
Who said Ovid’s tone is condescending + patronising?
Wilkinson
Who said the ars amatoria is about lust rather than love?
Bishop
