Among the most influential books in Western civilization, Aristotle's Poetics is really a treatise on fine art. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduced into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis. Aristotle's conception of tragedy, i.e. the depiction of a heroic action that arouses pity and fear in the spectators and brings about a catharsis of those emotions, has helped perpetuate the Greek ideal of drama to ...
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Among the most influential books in Western civilization, Aristotle's Poetics is really a treatise on fine art. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduced into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis. Aristotle's conception of tragedy, i.e. the depiction of a heroic action that arouses pity and fear in the spectators and brings about a catharsis of those emotions, has helped perpetuate the Greek ideal of drama to the present day. The QEM Classic collection is available on Amazon. QEM Classic eBooks have Hyperlinked Table Of Contents readers can easily go to a specific chapter by clicking its entry in the TOC.
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