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The Poetics (Paperback, Revised)
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The Poetics (Paperback, Revised)
Series: Great Books in Philosophy
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Loot Price R259
Discovery Miles 2 590
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Aristotle's Poetics is one of the most powerful, perceptive and
influential works of criticism in Western literary history. A
penetrating, near-contemporary 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, idealized yet true to
life, whom Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides brought on to the
stage. And it explains how the most effective plays rely on
complication and resolution, recognitions and reversals. Essential
reading for all students of Greek literature and of the many
Renaissance and post-Renaissance writers who consciously adopted
Aristotle as a model, the Poetics is equally stimulating for anyone
interested in theatre today.
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