TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aristotle
AU  - Murray,Gilbert
AU  - Bywater,Ingram
TI  - Aristotle on the art of poetry
AV  - PN 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Poetry -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetics_(Aristotle); Release date is 2004-10-01; Produced by Eric Eldred, and David Widger; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Aristotle on the art of poetry" by Aristotle is a philosophical treatise written around 335 BCE. This earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory examines poetry's fundamental nature, focusing on tragedy, comedy, and epic verse. Aristotle explores how these genres imitate life through differences in rhythm, character, and narrative presentation. The text analyzes tragedy's essential elements—including plot construction, character development, and the experience of catharsis through fear and pity. It distinguishes poetic truth from historical fact, arguing poetry reveals universal possibilities rather than particular events. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6763
ER  -