Composed amid the popular Greek culture, in which aspiring and reigning politicians would perfect the oratorical arts to influence voting and their subjects, Rhetoric is a summation of an art whose poignancy and power could change the face of an entire society. The Poetics of Aristotle sets out the essential nature of drama and the performing www.doorway.rus: 1. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or 5/5(1). Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (a term which in Greek literally means "making" and in this context includes drama—comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play—as well as lyric poetry, epic poetry, and the dithyramb)/5(39).
Aristotle Biography: Poetics and Rhetoric | SparkNotes. Like the Politics, Aristotle's Poetics continues to remain a staple of academic study. At the same time, it also requires context, since the genres of literature have expanded and evolved in so many ways. Aristotle treats the principles of creative writing in general, but his primary focus. by Dr. Jan Garrett. Revised: Ma. Aristotle discusses metaphor primarily in two works: The Poetics, which is about excellence in poetic works, with an emphasis on tragedy, and The Rhetoric, which is about the composition of persuasive speeches. When he is addressing knowledge or science in the strict sense, as in Posterior Analytics, metaphor is nowhere to be seen. Background. Aristotle's work on aesthetics consists of the Poetics, Politics (Bk VIII) and Rhetoric. The Poetics was lost to the Western world for a long time. The text was restored to the West in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance only through a Latin translation of an Arabic version written by Averroes. At some point during antiquity, the original text of the Poetics was divided in two.
The rhetoric and the poetics of Aristotle (Modern library of the world's best books) Hardcover – January 1, The rhetoric and the poetics of Aristotle (Modern library of the world's best books) Hardcover – January 1, by Friedrich Solmsen (Introduction). Aristotle ( BC – BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates (Plato's teacher), Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. Title: Poetics Author: Aristotle Translator: S. H. Butcher Release Date: November 3, [EBook #] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK POETICS *** Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE By Aristotle A Translation By S. H. Butcher.
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