The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary. Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient worldExplores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volumePresents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcationsRaises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society