| Poetique: Avec Des Extraits De La Politique Et Des Problemes (1878) Contributor(s): Aristotle (Author), Egger, E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1104063670 ISBN-13: 9781104063672 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: The writings of Greek philosopher ARISTOTLE (384BC322Bestudent of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Greatare among the most influential on Western thought, and indeed upon Western civilization itself. From theology and logic to politics and even biology, there is no area of human knowledge that has not been touched by his thinking. Poeticsone of Aristotles greatest worksis the philosophers grand and insightful essay on art and its purposes. Why must a story have a beginning, a middle, and an end? How can we define tragedy, and what is the artistic purpose of it? Is there one ideal kind of drama? What is the nature of poetry? How consciously should poets and playwrights construct their work? All these questions, and others, are discussed and debated in this, perhaps the single most significant text in Western critical tradition. Writers, actors, students of literature, and armchair philosophers will find it a challengingand rewardingread. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Drama - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 808.2 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 164 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
