Poetics

Poetics

by Aristotle

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Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. This has been the traditional view for centuries. However, recent work is now challenging whether Aristotle focuses on literary theory per se (given that not one poem exists in the treatise) or whether he focuses instead on dramatic musical theory that only has language as one of the elements.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Poetics / Aristotle ; translated with an introduction and notes by Anthony Kenny.

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Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. This has been the traditional view for centuries. However, recent work is now challenging whether Aristotle focuses on literary theory per se (given that not one poem exists in the treatise) or whether he focuses instead on dramatic musical theory that only has language as one of the elements.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780191891533, 0191891533, 9780191635793, 0191635790, 9780191635809, 0191635804
  • oclc:on1138498975
  • LC Classification:PN1040.A5
  • Dewey Decimal:808.2

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Notes on the texts and translations -- Select bibliography -- A chronology of Aristotle -- Outline of the Poetics -- From Plato, Republic, Book 2, 3, and 10 -- Aristotle, Poetics -- From Sir Philip Sidney, An apology for poetry -- From P.B. Shelley, A defence of poetry -- From D.L. Sayers, 'Aristotle on detective fiction' -- A note on metre -- Explanatory notes -- Glossary of key terms -- Index.

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Subjects

Aristotle Commentaries Early works Early works to 1800 Poetics Poetics -- Early works to 1800 Poetics (Aristotle) Poétique -- Ouvrages avant 1800

Writers

Aristotle Kenny, Anthony

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