Among the most influential books in Western civilization; Aristotles Poetics is really a treatise on fine art. In it are mentioned not only epic and dithyrambic poetry; but tragedy; comedy; and flute and lyre playing. Aristotles conception of tragedy; i.e. the depiction of a heroic action that arouses pity and fear in the spectators and brings about a catharsis of those emotions; has helped perpetuate the Greek ideal of drama to the present day. Similarly; his dictums concerning unity of time and place; the necessity for a play to have a beginning; middle; and end; the idea of the tragic flaw and other concepts have had enormous influence down through the ages.Throughout the work; Aristotle reveals not only a great intellect analyzing the nature of poetry; music; and drama; but also a down-to-earth understanding of the practical problems facing the poet and playwright. Now; in this inexpensive edition of the Poetics; readers can enjoy the seminal insights of one of the greatest minds in human history as he sets about laying the foundations of critical thought about the arts.
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