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"Aristotle's much-translated On Poetics is the earliest and arguably the best treatment that we possess of tragedy as a literary form. The late Seth Benardete and Michael Davis have translated it anew with a view to rendering Aristotle's text into English as precisely as possible.
A literal translation has long been needed, for in order to excavate the argument of On Poetics one has to attend not simply to what is said on the surface but also to the various puzzles, questions, and peculiarities that emerge only on the level of how Aristotle says what he says and thereby leads one to revise and deepen one's initial understanding of the intent of the argument.
As On Poetics is about how tragedy ought to be composed, it should not be surprising that it turns out to be a rather artful piece of literature in its own right.".
"Benardete and Davis supplement their edition of On Poetics with extensive notes and appendices. They explain nuances of the original that elude translation, and they provide translations of passages found elsewhere in Aristotle's works as well as in those of other ancient authors that prove useful in thinking through the argument of On Poetics both in terms of its treatment of tragedy and in terms of its broader concerns.
By following the connections Aristotle plots between On Poetics and his other works, readers will be in a position to appreciate the centrality of this little book for his thought on the whole.".
"In an introduction that sketches the overall interpretation of On Poetics, Davis argues that, while On Poetics is certainly about tragedy, it has a further concern extending beyond poetry to the very structure of the human soul in its relation to what is, and that Aristotle reveals in the form of his argument the true character of human action."--BOOK JACKET.
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Early works to 1800, Aesthetics, Poetry, Poetics, Philosophy and esthetics, Style, Ancient Rhetoric, Greek language, Technique, Drama, Greek literature, Philosophy and aesthetics, Theory, Literary form, History and criticism, Translations into English, Early works to1800, Ancient Aesthetics, The Sublime, Spurious and doubtful works, Literary Style, Commentaries, Esthe tique, Ouvrages avant 1800, Poe sie, Estetica (filosofia) (teoria), Filosofia grega, Filosofia antiga, Obras anteriores a 1800, Poetica, Greek language materials, Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval, Theory Of Literature, Aristotle, Literature - Classics / Criticism, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Ancient and Classical, Griekse oudheid, Literatuurtheorie, Retorica, Sublime, Tragédie, Poétique, Style littéraire, Greek poetry, history and criticism, Aesthetics, early works to 1800, Poetry, early works to 1800, Music, philosophy and aesthetics, Greek literature, history and criticism, Aesthetics, greek, Greek literature, translations into english, Style, literary, Philosophy, ancient, Sublime, the, Greek language, terms and phrases, Rhetoric, ancient, Music, Rhetoric, Comedy, Masks, Tragedy, Aristoteles, Poetik, Literature, Philosophy, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poésie, Poetry--early works to 1800, Aesthetics--early works to 1800, Pn1040 .a513 1996, Pn1040 .a513 1982, 808.2, Greek literature--translations into english, Greek literature--history and criticism--theory, etc, Literary style--early works to 1800, Literary form--early works to 1800, Aesthetics, ancient, Sublime, the--early works to 1800, Pa3621 .a75 1995, Pn1040 .a513 1987, Pn1040 .a513 2002People
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Aristotle's Poetics; Demetrius on Style; Longinus on the Sublime
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Essai sur l'histoire de la critique chez les Grecs suivi de la Poétique d’Aristote
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One of the first books written on what is now called aesthetics. Although parts are lost (e.g., comedy), it has been very influential in western thought, such as the part on tragedy.
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