Essays on Aristotle's Poetics
| Author | : Amélie Rorty |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 1992-08-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0691014981 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780691014982 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (982 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Essays on Aristotle's Poetics by : Amélie Rorty
Download or read book Essays on Aristotle's Poetics written by Amélie Rorty and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1992-08-30 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays locates Aristotle's analysis of tragedy in its larger philosophical context. Philosophers, classicists, and literary critics connect the Poetics to Taristoltle's psychology and history, ethics an politics. There are discussions of plot and the unity of action, character and fictional necessity, catharsis, pity and fear, and aesthetic pleasure.
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