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Brian Westland The Poetics by Aristotle
Aristotle'S Poetics (Greek: Περὶ Ποιητικῆς; Latin: De Poetica;[1] C. 335 Bc[2]) Is The Earliest Surviving Work Of Dramatic Theory And First Extant Philosophical Treatise To Focus On Literary Theory.[3] In It, Aristotle Offers An Account Of What He Calls "Poetry" (A Term That Derives From A Classical Greek Term, Ποιητής, That Means "Poet; Author; Maker" And In This Context Includes Verse Drama - Comedy, Tragedy, And The Satyr Play - As Well As Lyric Poetry And Epic Poetry). They Are Similar In The Fact That They Are All Imitations But Different In The 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.In Examining Its "First Principles", Aristotle Finds Two: 1) Imitation And 2) Genres And Other Concepts By Which That Of Truth Is Applied/Revealed In The Poesis. His Analysis Of Tragedy Constitutes The Core Of The Discussion.[4] Although Aristotle'S Poetics Is Universally Acknowledged In The Western Critical Tradition, "Almost Every Detail About His Seminal Work Has Aroused Divergent Opinions".[5] The Work Was Lost To The Western World For A Long Time. It Was Available In The Middle Ages And Early Renaissance Only Through A Latin Translation Of An Arabic Version Written By Averroes.