Poetics
of Aristotle, Malcolm Heath (Translator)
Description
âThe plot is the source and the soul of tragedyâIn 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 (âimitationâ), hamartia (âerrorâ), and katharsis (âpurificationâ). Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, centring on characters of heroic stature, idealized yet true to life. One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, the Poetics has informed serious thinking about drama ever since.Malcolm Heathâs lucid English translation makes the Poetics fully accessible to the modern reader. It is accompanied by an extended introduction, which discusses the key concepts in detail and includes suggestions for further reading.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 144 pages
- Publisher Penguin Classics
- Publication Date September 26th 1996
- First Publication 11/06/35
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140446364
- Edition Not informed
- Category Religion & Spirituality
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