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Belfiore, Eleonora (2006) The unacknowledged legacy. International Journal of Cultural Policy, Vol.12 (No.2). pp. 229-244. doi:10.1080/10286630600813743 ISSN 1028-6632.

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Abstract

This paper presents a critical discussion of the treatment of mimetic art, and particularly poetry and the theatre, in the work of the Athenian philosopher Plato (427-347 BC). It centres on Plato's discussion of the corrupting powers of the arts in the Republic, and the implications that his fierce attack on poetry and theatre have for his construction of the ideal polity. The legacy of Platonic ideas in later elaborations of the corrupting power of the arts is discussed. Furthermore, the paper investigates the relationship between current debates on cultural policy and the Platonic idea that the transformative powers of the arts ought to be harnessed by the state to promote a just society. The conclusion thus reached is that “instrumental cultural policy”, rather then being a modern invention, was in fact first theorized precisely in Plato's Republic.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PA Classical philology
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies > Centre for Cultural Policy Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Plato -- Influence, Arts and society, Europe -- Cultural policy
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Cultural Policy
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1028-6632
Official Date: July 2006
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July 2006Published
Volume: Vol.12
Number: No.2
Page Range: pp. 229-244
DOI: 10.1080/10286630600813743
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 1 August 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 1 August 2016
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council (Great Britain) (AHRC), Arts Council England

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