Plato and Aristotle on Poetry
Dublin Core
Title
Plato and Aristotle on Poetry
Subject
Aristotle. Poetics
Plato
Plato -- Contributions in poetics
Poetics -- History -- To 1500
Plato
Plato -- Contributions in poetics
Poetics -- History -- To 1500
Creator
Gerald F. Else
Contributor
edited with introduction and notes by Peter Burian
Table Of Contents
Plato on poetry. The earlier dialogues -- The Republic -- the later dialogues -- Aristotle's theory of literature. The date of the poetics -- Mimesis -- The development of poetry -- The "parts" of tragedy: plot and action -- The "parts" of tragedy: character and thought -- The"parts" of tragedy: composition in word, music, and appearance -- The tragic side: pity and fear -- The tragic side: peculiar pleasure and Katharsis -- Homer and Epic -- Comedy -- Résumé: Aristotle's theory of the poem and the poet.
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Citation
Gerald F. Else, “Plato and Aristotle on Poetry,” Humanities Hub, accessed September 8, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/442.