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‘The plot is the source and the soul of tragedy’
In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, 'POETICS' introduces into literary criticism such central concepts as 'mimesis' (‘imitation’), 'hamartia' (‘error’), and 'katharsis' (‘purification’). Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, centering on characters of heroic stature, idealized yet true to life. One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, the 'POETICS' has informed serious thinking about drama ever since.
Running Time => 3hrs. and 58mins.
©2021 Aristotle (P)2021 Penguin Audio
In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, 'POETICS' introduces into literary criticism such central concepts as 'mimesis' (‘imitation’), 'hamartia' (‘error’), and 'katharsis' (‘purification’). Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, centering on characters of heroic stature, idealized yet true to life. One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, the 'POETICS' has informed serious thinking about drama ever since.
Running Time => 3hrs. and 58mins.
©2021 Aristotle (P)2021 Penguin Audio
Book Details
Format
Audiobook
Language
English
Published
Feb 25, 2021
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Editions
693 editions