| Publication |
London, Penguin Books, 1996.
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| Description |
lxxiii, 62pBlack spine
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| Series |
Penguin classics
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| Summary/Abstract |
"Poetics" is a treatise on fine art, mentioning not only epic and dithyrambic poetry, but tragedy, comedy, flute playing and lyre playing. Aristotle's conception of tragedy , a depiction of a heroic action that arouses pity and fear in the spectators and brings about a catharsis of these emotions, has helped perpetuate the Greek ideal of drama to the present day.
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| Standard Number |
9780140446364 Pb.
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