Poetics
$22.37
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
22 October 1996
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 |
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| 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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