Poetics (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Poetics In one of the most perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, third century B.C. Greek philosopher Aristotle examines the literature of his time, describing the origins of poetry as an imitative art and drawing attention to the distinctions between comedy and tragedy. Aristotle helped establish the foundations of Western philosophy, and his influence is evident in p
Full description- Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
- Published: 30 November 1970
- Format: Paperback 136 pages
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- Categories: Creative Writing & Creative Writing Guides | Poetry By Individual Poets | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Philosophy | Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
- ISBN 13: 9780472061662 ISBN 10: 0472061666
- Sales rank: 1,074,423
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Aristotle's Poetics is one of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history. A penetrating, near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, it demonstrates how the elements of plot, character and spectacle combine to produce 'pity and fear' - and why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. It introduces the crucial concepts of mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis, which have informed serious thinking about drama ever since. It examines the mythological heroes, idealized yet true to life, whom Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides brought on to the stage. And it explains how the most effective plays rely on complication and resolution, recognitions and reversals. Essential reading for all students of Greek literature and of the many Renaissance and post-Renaissance writers who consciously adopted Aristotle as a model, the Poetics is equally stimulating for anyone interested in theatre today.
