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Book Description: "Aristotle's Poetics (c.335 BC) aims to give an account of what he calls 'poetry' (for him, the term includes the lyric, the epos, and the drama). Aristotle attempts to explain 'poetry' through 'first principles' and by discerning its different genres and component elements. His analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of his discussion. Although Aristotle's Poetics is universally acknowledged in Western critical tradition, Marvin Carlson explains, almost every detail about his seminal work has aroused divergent opinions." (Quote from wikipedia.org) Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; 'imitation' The Common Principle Of The Arts Of Poetry; The Objects Of Imitation; The Manner Of Imitation; The Origin And Development Of Poetry; Definition Of The Ludicrous, And A Brief Sketch Of The Rise Of Comedy; Definition Of Tragedy; The Plot Must Be A Whole; The Plot Must Be A Unity; Dramatic Unity; Definitions Of Simple And Complex Plots; Reversal Of The Situation, Recognition, And Tragic Or Disastrous Incident Defined And Explained; The 'quantitative Parts' Of Tragedy Defined; What Constitutes Tragic Action; The Tragic Emotions Of Pity And Fear Should Spring Out Of The Plot Itself; The Element Of Character In Tragedy; Recognition: Its Various Kinds, With Examples; Practical Rules For The Tragic Poet; Further Rules For The Tragic Poet; Thought, Or The Intellectual Element, And Diction In Tragedy; Diction, Or Language In General; Poetic Diction; How Poetry Combines Elevation Of Language With Perspicuity; Epic Poetry; Further Points Of Agreement With Tragedy; Critical Objections Brought Against Poetry, And The Principles On Which They Are To Be Answered; A General Estimate Of The Comparative Worth Of Epic Poetry And Tragedy About the Publisher: Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org Forgotten Bo