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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Aristotle and the Poetics / Angela Curran.

By: Series: Routledge philosophy guidebooksPublisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2016]Description: xviii, 338 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415780087 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9780415780094 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Aristotle and the Poetics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.2 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1040.A53 C87 2016
Contents:
Aristotle's life and writings -- Grounding principles and concepts -- Differentiating the imitative arts -- The pleasures in imitations -- Tragedy defined -- The six elements of poetic composition -- Philosophy, poetry and knowledge -- The tragic emotions, plot elements and patterns -- Catharsis -- Comedy and epic -- The distinctive pleasure of tragedy -- The poetics and contemporary aesthetics -- Conclusion -- Glossary.
Scope and content: Aristotle's Poetics is the first work of literary criticism ever written and the first philosophical account of an art form. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the Poetics is an accessible guide to this often dense and cryptic work. Angela Curran introduces and assesses: Aristotle's life and the background to the Poetics; The ideas and text of the Poetics; The continuing importance of Aristotle's work to philosophy today. -- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PN1040 .A53 C87 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001396935

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Aristotle's life and writings -- Grounding principles and concepts -- Differentiating the imitative arts -- The pleasures in imitations -- Tragedy defined -- The six elements of poetic composition -- Philosophy, poetry and knowledge -- The tragic emotions, plot elements and patterns -- Catharsis -- Comedy and epic -- The distinctive pleasure of tragedy -- The poetics and contemporary aesthetics -- Conclusion -- Glossary.

Aristotle's Poetics is the first work of literary criticism ever written and the first philosophical account of an art form. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the Poetics is an accessible guide to this often dense and cryptic work. Angela Curran introduces and assesses: Aristotle's life and the background to the Poetics; The ideas and text of the Poetics; The continuing importance of Aristotle's work to philosophy today. -- Provided by publisher

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