Truth and Wonder

'Everyone ought to know something about Plato and Aristotle. Robert Eaglestone explains why this is especially so for students of literature and carefully guides them through the key ideas of these two giants of Greek philosophy. Accessible, engaging, and highly recommended.' Dr John Sellars, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

'Robert Eaglestone doesn't just advocate a literary approach to Plato and Aristotle, his own book enacts a literary philosophy. His writing brims with meaningful metaphors and scenes captured from everyday life and elevated to profound conceptual contemplation....His own gift is to urge us to study literature with Plato and Aristotle and to put us back in touch with literature's truth and its wonder.' Professor Miriam Leonard, UCL, UK

'Robert Eagletone's wide-ranging and compellingly written book introduces Plato and Aristotle to the literary reader, showing not only how poets have drawn on ancient philosophy in the centuries since but also how the philosophers themselves can be open to a literary critical analysis. In other words, they can be read against the grain... These kinds of questions and conversations are provoked by the open-ended, intellectually generous nature of Truth and Wonder and I'm sure it will stimulate many interesting discussions to come.' Professor Jennifer Wallace, Cambridge University, UK

'The book beautifully illustrates the importance of thinking hard about what Plato and Aristotle have to say about literature while also thinking hard about how they say it - by reading their works 'as if literature'.' Professor Genevieve Liveley, University of Bristol , UK