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Plutarch's Rhythmic Prose by G. O. Hutchinson (Hardcover, 2018)

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Plutarch's Rhythmic Prose, Hardcover by Hutchinson, G. O., ISBN 0198821719, ISBN-13 9780198821717, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK Greek literature is divided, like many literatures, into poetry and prose, but in Greek the difference between them is not that all prose is devoid of firm rhythmic patterning. In the earlier Roman Empire, from 31 BC to about AD 300, much Greek (and Latin) prose was actually written to follow one organized rhythmic system. How much Greek prose adopted this patterning has hitherto been quite unclear; the present volume for the first time establishes an answer on an adequate basis: substantial data drawn from numerous authors. It constitutes the first extensive study of prose-rhythm in later Greek literature.

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Greek literature is divided, like many literatures, into poetry and prose, but the difference between them in Greek is not that the prose is devoid of firm rhythmic patterning. In the earlier Roman Empire much Greek (and Latin) prose was actually written to follow one organized rhythmic system: this volume is the first to establish how much and to offer a detailed study of prose-rhythm in later Greek literature. Focusing on Plutarch's Lives, it employs detailed commentaries on rhythmically dense passages to demonstrate the importance of rhythm as a dynamic means of expression and its untapped potential as a tool for the literary analysis of Greek prose.