Poetics, 9780140446364
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Unraveling tragedy’s power: Pity, fear, and the art of catharsis.

Poetics

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    144 pages

  • Release Date

    22 October 1996

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Summary

Unveiling the Secrets of Tragedy: Aristotle’s Poetics

A penetrating account of Greek tragedy, it demonstrates how the elements of plot, character and spectacle combine to produce ‘pity and fear’ - and why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. It introduces the crucial concepts of mimesis (‘imitation’), hamartia (‘error’) and katharsis, which have informed serious thinking about drama ever since.

It examines the mythological heroes, idealised yet true to li…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140446364
ISBN-10:0140446362
Series:Penguin Classics
Author:Aristotle
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Edition:1st
Release Date:22 October 1996
Weight:113g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 9mm
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Aristotle

Aristotle was born at Stagira, in the dominion of the kings of Macedonia, in 384 BC. For twenty years he studied at Athens in the Academy of Plato. However he left on Plato’s death and, some time later, became the tutor of young Alexander The Great. His writings have profoundly affected the whole course of ancient and medieval philosophy, and they are still studied and debated today.

Malcolm Heath has been Reader in Greek Language and Literature at Leeds University since 1991.

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