TY - BOOK AU - Aristotle AU - Butcher,S.H. TI - The Poetics of Aristotle AV - PAPN PY - 1999/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Poetry -- Early works to 1800 KW - Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800 N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetics_(Aristotle); Release date is 1999-11-01; Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Poetics of Aristotle" by Aristotle is a philosophical treatise written around 335 BCE. This earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory examines poetry as an art of imitation, focusing primarily on tragedy, epic, and comedy. Aristotle analyzes how these genres differ in rhythm, character, and narrative presentation, establishing foundational concepts like catharsis and dramatic structure. Though only the section on tragedy and epic survives, this text became a cornerstone of Western literary criticism, influencing centuries of debate about storytelling and artistic creation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1974 ER -