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poetics in a nutshell

About Aristotle. By Tamiane Thompson. His early years. Aristotle was born in stagria, on the border of Macedonia in 384 bceHis mother, Phaestis, was from a family of doctorsHis father Nichomachus was court physician to King Amyntus of macedonia and this began his long association with the macedonia court which influenced his life greatlyWhen he was still a boy his father died.

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poetics in a nutshell

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    13. "The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead." Aristotle’s Poetics, written at about 335 BCE, is considered to be the first systematic critical theory in the world. For nearly 2,000 years it has inspired the thoughts of writers, philosophers and critics.

    14. “All men by nature desire knowledge.” Aristotle identifies tragedy as the most refined version of poetry, among the three genres (Tragedy, Epic, and Comedy)? Aristotle’s defines many key literary components such as mimesis (imitation), muthos (plot), anagnorisis (discovery), periperteia (reversal), hamartia (misjudgment), and catharsis (purifying or relieving of emotions).

    15. “Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.” Tragedy ... is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper catharsis of these emotions.

    16. "Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them." Poetics was not widely influential during it's time, but during the Age of Enlightenment, Aristotle's views shaped the concept of tragedy.

    17. Works Cited Aristotle, Malcolm , and Heath . Poetics. 1st ed. New York: Penguin Group Incorporated, 1997. Aristotle, and W. Rhys Roberts . Poetics and Rhetoric. 1st ed. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006. Waggoner, Ben. "Aristotle." 09 June 1996. UCMP Berkeley. 8 Sep 2008 <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/aristotle.html>. "Poetics (Aristotle)." Wikipedia. 2008. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. September 9 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetics_(Aristotle)>. "Poetics: 1780 Edition." Online Image. Wikisource. No date. September 9 2008 <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikisource/en/thumb/d/d5/Aristotle_poetics.jpg/335px-Aristotle_poetics.jpg>. "Tragedy and Comedy Masks." Online Image. civillibertarian.blogspot.com. 2007. Sep 9 2008 <http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:iV0YLmkqOMTBnM:http://bp0.blogger.com/_9qHzlJ2hzJ8/RfbKPhkaktI/AAAAAAAAAbk/EytnkW9qXeA/s400/ComedyTragedy.jpg>.

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