Poetics of Aristotle
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: June 1967
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9780807840177
Subjects: Poetry texts & anthologies; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Poetry; Early works to 1800; General; Aesthetics
First sentence: In this treatise we propose to discuss (1) poetry itself; (2) the various forms it can take; (3) the function and potential possibilities of each form; (4) how the incidents of the plot must be arranged if the poem is to be a good one; (5) the number and kinds of parts various types of poetry may have; and (6) whatever else pertains to the same inquiry.