Poetics is a work by Greek Philosopher Aristotle that aims to give an account of what he refers to as poetry. Poetry in this case is made up of the lyric, the epos and the drama. Aristotle works to explain the first principles of poetry by discerning its different genres and elements. A large portion of this classic work is Aristotle's analysis of tragedy. Poetics is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Aristotle and also fo those interested in the historic analysis of poetry.
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Poetics is a work by Greek Philosopher Aristotle that aims to give an account of what he refers to as poetry. Poetry in this case is made up of the lyric, the epos and the drama. Aristotle works to explain the first principles of poetry by discerning its different genres and elements. A large portion of this classic work is Aristotle's analysis of tragedy. Poetics is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Aristotle and also fo those interested in the historic analysis of poetry.
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Add this copy of Poetics to cart. $7.00, very good condition, Sold by Dotcom liquidators / dc1 rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fort Worth, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Fq Classics.
Humanities will change only when the humans change too. Until then, some truths remain unchallanged. Such is the case of Aristotle's Poetics. It says it all concerning what critic and public should know about the essentials of esthetics, in particular, but not exclusively tied to, literary arts. Art theorry since Aristotle has been little but expanding on the insights offered by The Philosopher. A nice, handy edition, too.
Linda5199
Jun 1, 2007
Aristotle Poetics
This was a book I was assigned to read in my Greek Drama class. It is written by Aristotle and describes how Greek plays were performed. It is very dry reading. This is definitely not a book you would read unless it was assigned reading in a class.
