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An edition of Poetics (1536)

Aristotle on the Art of Poetry

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  • 161 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 16 Have read

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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Kessinger Publishing
Language
English
Pages
132

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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 2002
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Aristotle
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Athens, Greece
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Cover of: Aristotle on the Art of Poetry
Aristotle on the Art of Poetry
May 28, 2005, Kessinger Publishing
Paperback in English
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Cover of: Aristotle's On poetics
Aristotle's On poetics
2002, St. Augustine's Press
in English
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Cover of: Poetik
Poetik
February 1, 1997, Philipp Reclam jun. Verlag GmbH
Paperback in German
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Cover of: Poetics I
Poetics I
1987, Hackett Pub. Co.
in English
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Cover of: Aristotle's Poetics; Demetrius on Style; Longinus on the Sublime
Aristotle's Poetics; Demetrius on Style; Longinus on the Sublime
January 1, 1963, Dutton Adult
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Cover of: On poetry and style.
On poetry and style.
1958, Liberal Arts Press
in English
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Cover of: Aristotle's Art of poetry
Aristotle's Art of poetry: a Greek view of poetry and drama
1940, Clarendon Press
in English
Cover of: Aristotle on the art of poetry
Aristotle on the art of poetry: an amplified version with supplementary illustrations for students of English
1913, Harcourt, Brace
in English
Cover of: Essai sur l'histoire de la critique chez les Grecs suivi de la Poétique d’Aristote
Essai sur l'histoire de la critique chez les Grecs suivi de la Poétique d’Aristote
1849, A. Durand
in French and Modern Greek
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Cover of: Aristotle's treatise on poetry
Aristotle's treatise on poetry
1789, Sold by Payne and son; [etc., etc.,]
in English
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Cover of: Art of poetry
Art of poetry
1705, Printed for D. Browne and W. Turner
in English
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First Sentence

"In this work, we propose to discuss the nature of the poetic art in general, and to treat of its different species in particular, with regard to the essential quality or function of each species  which is equivalent to the proper and characteristic effect of each upon the trained sensibilities of the judicious."

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Paperback
Number of pages
132
Dimensions
9.1 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
Weight
5.6 ounces

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OL8460114M
ISBN 10
1417908114
ISBN 13
9781417908110

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