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100 1 _aAristotle,
_d385 BCE-323 BCE
240 1 0 _aPoetics. English
245 1 0 _aAristotle on the art of poetry
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetics_(Aristotle)
500 _aRelease date is 2004-10-01
508 _aProduced by Eric Eldred, and David Widger
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPoetry -- Early works to 1800
653 _aAesthetics -- Early works to 1800
653 _aMusic -- Philosophy and aesthetics
700 1 _aMurray, Gilbert,
_d1866-1957
700 1 _aBywater, Ingram,
_d1840-1914
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6763
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