Poetics
Ranked #3 in Aesthetics, Ranked #29 in Greek — see more rankings.
‘The plot is the source and the soul of tragedy’
In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, The Poetics introduces into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis (‘imitation’), hamartia (‘error’), and katharsis (‘purification’). Aristotle explains how the most... more
In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, The Poetics introduces into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis (‘imitation’), hamartia (‘error’), and katharsis (‘purification’). Aristotle explains how the most... more
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Richard Walter Aristotle’s Poetics is the user’s guide to dramatic narrative and dramatic structure. It’s just a ragged little pamphlet really. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Poetics is ranked in the following categories:
- #30 in Ancient
- #31 in Ancient Greece
- #83 in Antiques
- #84 in Classical
- #55 in Filmmaking
- #43 in GRE
- #45 in GRE Prep
- #93 in Philosophy
- #73 in Rhetoric
- #36 in Screenwriting
- #77 in University
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