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Essential reading for all students of Greek theatre and literature, and equally stimulating for anyone interested in literature

"What is poetry, how many kinds of it are there, and what are their specific effects?"

Among the most influential books in Western civilization, Aristotle's Poetics is really a treatise on fine art. In it are mentioned not only epic and dithyrambic poetry, but tragedy, comedy, and flute and lyre playing. Aristotle's conception of tragedy, i.e. the depiction of... Read Full Overview

In Poetics, Aristotle dissects the essence of storytelling, outlining principles that still guide modern literature, theatre, and film. Through his analysis of tragedy, plot structure, character development, and catharsis, he offers a timeless guide to the emotional power... Read Full Overview

This Norton Critical Edition also includes:
- A preface, full introduction, and appendix ("On Tragic and Epic Performance") by Michelle Zerba and David Gorman.
- "Ancient Sources," giving readers the opportunity to consider the epic, dramatic, philosophical, and rhetorical... Read Full Overview

The Poetics of Aristotle is a classic philosophical work by one of the worlds most respected and widely regarded philosophers of all time. It is a beautifully written piece which explores concepts such as music, rhythm and harmony. It is a deep and meaningful book by one of the... Read Full Overview

Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory-a groundbreaking attempt to understand why stories move us, how poetry works, and what makes a tragedy truly great. For centuries, it has shaped how we think about writing, theater, and art itself... Read Full Overview

In Poetics, Aristotle dissects the essence of storytelling, outlining principles that still guide modern literature, theatre, and film. Through his analysis of tragedy, plot structure, character development, and catharsis, he offers a timeless guide to the emotional power... Read Full Overview

Incorporating the best modern work on the Poetics , Halliwell's translation is aimed at those who want a reliable version of Aristotle's ideas along with concise and stimulating guidance. A running commentary explains the structure and detail of Aristotle's argument, attempts... Read Full Overview

Aristotle's much-translated On Poetics is the earliest and arguably the best treatment that we possess of tragedy as a literary form. Seth Benardete and Michael Davis have translated it anew with a view to rendering Aristotle's text into English as precisely as possible... Read Full Overview

Incorporating the best modern work on the Poetics, Halliwell's translation is aimed at those who want a reliable version of Aristotle's ideas along with concise and stimulating guidance. A running commentary explains the structure and detail of Aristotle's argument,... Read Full Overview

In this sustained interpretation, Stephen Halliwell demonstrates that Poetics, despite its laconic brevity, contains a coherent statement of mimetic art in general. He assesses this theory against a background of earlier Greek views on poetry and art, particularly Plato's;... Read Full Overview

Aristteles (Estagira, 384 a. C.-Calcis, 322 a. C.) fue un polmata: filsofo, lgico y cientfico de la Antigua Grecia cuyas ideas han ejercido una enorme influencia sobre la historia intelectual de Occidente por ms de dos milenios.

Introduced by Francis Fergusson, the Poetics, written in the fourth century B.C., is still an essential study of the art of drama, indeed the most fundamental one we have. It has been used by both playwrights and theorists of many periods, and interpreted, in the course... Read Full Overview

Aristotle's doctrines are basic to every critical discussion of Greek tragedy and of other literary forms. Although the Poetics has often been denounced or rejected, such rejection is usually the result of a misunderstanding of what Aristotle says. And that is where Hutton's... Read Full Overview

Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (a term which in Greek literally means "making" and in this context includes... Read Full Overview

Essential reading for all students of Greek theatre and literature, Aristotle's Poetics remains equally stimulating for anyone interested in literature. In his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examine the dramatic elements of plot, character, language... Read Full Overview

La Po tica consta de un trabajo de definici n y caracterizaci n de la tragedia y otras artes imitativas. Junto a estas consideraciones aparecen otras, menos desarrolladas, acerca de la historia y su comparaci n con la poes a (las artes en general), consideraciones ling sticas... Read Full Overview

Aristotle on the Art of Poetry is a classic work of literary criticism written by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. In this book, Aristotle outlines his theories on the nature of poetry, its forms, and its purpose. He discusses the elements of poetry, such as plot, character,... Read Full Overview