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"Poetics" of Aristotle (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,511
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"Poetics" of Aristotle (Hardcover): Stephen Halliwell

"Poetics" of Aristotle (Hardcover)

Stephen Halliwell

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The Poetics of Aristotle By Aristotle A Translation By S. H. Butcher Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (a term which in Greek literally means "making" and in this context includes drama-comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play-as well as lyric poetry, epic poetry, and the dithyramb). He examines its "first principles" and identifies its genres and basic elements. His analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of the discussion. Although Aristotle's Poetics is universally acknowledged in the Western critical tradition, Marvin Carlson explains, "almost every detail about his seminal work has aroused divergent opinions." The work was lost to the Western world and often misrepresented for a long time. It was available through the Middle Ages and early Renaissance only through a Latin translation of an Arabic version written by Averroes.

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Imprint: Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 1987
Authors: Stephen Halliwell
Dimensions: 220 x 143mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-0-7156-2171-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
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LSN: 0-7156-2171-8
Barcode: 9780715621714

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