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Aristotle's Poetics ( Peri poietikês; ; ) is the earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In this text Aristotle offers an account of , which refers to poetry and more literally "the poetic art," deriving from the term for "poet; author; maker," . Aristotle divides the art of poetry into verse drama (comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play), lyric poetry, and epic. The genres all share the function of mimesis, or imitation of life, but differ in three ways that Aristotle describes: Differences in music rhythm, harmony, meter, and melody. Difference of goodness in the characters. Difference in how the narrative is presented: telling a story or acting it out. The surviving book of Poetics is primarily concerned with drama; the analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of the discussion. Although the text is universally acknowledged in the Western critical tradition, "almost every detail about [t]his seminal work has aroused divergent opinions". Of scholarly debates on the Poetics, four have been most prominent. These include the meanings of catharsis and hamartia, the Classical unities, and the question why Aristotle appears to contradict himself between chapters 13 and 14. Background

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Notable quotes

“The poetry is the Earth, charming; The river, flowing from lofty mountains; Nature, a young woman and a heavenly plant with blossoming flowers, slinking in the garden of the mind.”
— Manmohan Acharya, Gita Milindam [Song of the Bumblebee] (2008).
“Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.”
— T. S. Eliot, Tradition and the Individual Talent (1919).
“Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out … and perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.”
— A. E. Housman, The Name and Nature of Poetry (1933).
“Good poems are the best teachers. Perhaps they are the only teachers. I would go so far as to stay that, if one must make a choice between reading or taking part in a , one should read.”
— Mary Oliver, (130 pages)
“You can tear a poem apart to see what makes it technically tick...You're back with the mystery of having been moved by words. The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps in the works of the poem so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash or thunder in.”
— Dylan Thomas "Notes on the Art of Poetry" (1951).
“Old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good.”
— Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler (1653-1655), Part I, Chapter IV.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Overview

Aristotle's Poetics ( Peri poietikês; ; ) is the earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In this text Aristotle offers an account of , which refers to poetry and more literally "the poetic art," deriving from the term for "poet; author; maker," . Aristotle divides the art of poetry into verse drama (comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play), lyric poetry, and epic. The genres all share the function of mimesis, or imitation of life, but differ in three ways that Aristotle describes: Differences in music rhythm, harmony, meter, and melody. Difference of goodness in the characters. Difference in how the narrative is presented: telling a story or acting it out. The surviving book of Poetics is primarily concerned with drama; the analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of the discussion. Although the text is universally acknowledged in the Western critical tradition, "almost every detail about [t]his seminal work has aroused divergent opinions". Of scholarly debates on the Poetics, four have been most prominent. These include the meanings of catharsis and hamartia, the Classical unities, and the question why Aristotle appears to contradict himself between chapters 13 and 14. Background

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Aristotle's Poetics ( Peri poietikês; ; ) is the earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In this text Aristotle offers an account of , which refers to poetry and more literally "the poetic art," deriving from the term for "poet; author; maker," .

Poetics across IJR

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Notable quotes

“The poetry is the Earth, charming; The river, flowing from lofty mountains; Nature, a young woman and a heavenly plant with blossoming flowers, slinking in the garden of the mind.”
— Manmohan Acharya, Gita Milindam [Song of the Bumblebee] (2008).
“Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.”
— T. S. Eliot, Tradition and the Individual Talent (1919).
“Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out … and perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.”
— A. E. Housman, The Name and Nature of Poetry (1933).
“Good poems are the best teachers. Perhaps they are the only teachers. I would go so far as to stay that, if one must make a choice between reading or taking part in a , one should read.”
— Mary Oliver, (130 pages)
“You can tear a poem apart to see what makes it technically tick...You're back with the mystery of having been moved by words. The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps in the works of the poem so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash or thunder in.”
— Dylan Thomas "Notes on the Art of Poetry" (1951).
“Old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good.”
— Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler (1653-1655), Part I, Chapter IV.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.