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  2. Chicago school (literary criticism) - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago School of literary criticism was a form of criticism of English literature begun at the University of Chicago in the 1930s, which lasted until the 1950s. It was also called Neo-Aristotelianism, due to its strong emphasis on Aristotle's concepts of plot, character and genre.

  3. Poetics (Aristotle) - Wikipedia

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    Aristotle's Poetics (Ancient 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.

  4. Neo-Aristotelianism (literature) - Wikipedia

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    "A view of literature and criticism which takes a pluralistic attitude toward the history of literature and seeks to view literary works and critical theories intrinsically." [2] In the field of Speech Communication, now Communication Studies, Neo-Aristotelianism was among the first rhetorical methods of criticism.

  5. Poetics - Wikipedia

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    Leonardo Bruni's translation of Aristotle's Poetics. Poetics is the study or theory of poetry, specifically the study or theory of device, structure, form, type, and effect with regards to poetry, [1] though usage of the term can also refer to literature broadly.

  6. Commentaries on Aristotle - Wikipedia

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    The first pupils of Aristotle commentated on his writings, but often with a view to expand his work. Thus Theophrastus invented five moods of syllogism in the first figure, in addition to the four invented by Aristotle, and stated with additional accuracy the rules of hypothetical syllogisms.

  7. Literary criticism - Wikipedia

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    The work of Aristotle, especially Poetics, was the most important influence upon literary criticism until the late eighteenth century. Lodovico Castelvetro was one of the most influential Renaissance critics who wrote commentaries on Aristotle's Poetics in 1570.

  8. Rhetoric (Aristotle) - Wikipedia

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    Aristotle says rhetoric is the counterpart (antistrophe) of dialectic. [1]: I.1.1–2 He explains the similarities between the two but fails to comment on the differences. Here he introduces the term enthymeme. [1]: I.1.3 Chapter Two Aristotle defines rhetoric as the ability in a particular case to see the available means of persuasion.

  9. Varieties of criticism - Wikipedia

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    The Greek philosopher Aristotle stated the most basic building blocks of logic as the law of identity, ... Literary criticism is the comparison, analysis ...