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Aristotle's Poetics (‹See Tfd› Greek: Περὶ ποιητικῆς Peri poietikês; Latin: De Poetica; [1] c. 335 BCE [2]) is the earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory.
THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE. By Aristotle. A Translation By S. H. Butcher. [Transcriber's Annotations and Conventions: the translator left intact some Greek words to illustrate a specific point of the original discourse.
Aristotle divides tragedy into six different parts, ranking them in order from most important to least important as follows: (1) mythos, or plot, (2) character, (3) thought, (4) diction, (5) melody, and (6) spectacle.
What follows are some notes towards a summary and analysis of, and introduction to, Aristotle’s Poetics – the first great work of literary criticism in the Western world. So, what does Aristotle say?
The Poetics of Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) is a much-disdained book. So unpoetic a soul as Aristotle’s has no business speaking about such a topic, much less telling poets how to go about their business.
Aristotle starts with the principles of poetry, which he says is only “natural.” He enumerates the different types poetry: epic , tragedy , comedy , dithyrambic poetry , and music by pipe or lyre.
Following, then, the order of nature, let us begin with the principles which come first. Epic poetry and Tragedy, Comedy also and Dithyrambic poetry, and the music of the flute and of the lyre in most of their forms, are all in their general conception modes of imitation.
Poetics has been divided into the following sections: Section 1 [44k] Section 2 [41k] Section 3 [44k] Download: A 80k text-only version is available for download.
In "The Poetics", Aristotle categorizes different forms of poetry and discusses key concepts such as mimesis (imitation), the significance of plot structure, and the importance of catharsis—the emotional release achieved through pity and fear.
The poetics of Aristotle : Aristotle : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Aristotle; Butcher, S. H. (Samuel Henry), 1850-1910. Publication date. 1922. Topics. Poetry -- Early works to 1800, Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800. Publisher. London : Macmillan. Collection. kellylibrary; toronto; university_of_toronto.