Über die Dichtkunst beim Aristoteles by Aristotle

"Über die Dichtkunst beim Aristoteles" by Aristotle is a treatise written around 335 BCE that examines poetry and its forms. Aristotle defines poetry through the concept of mimesis—artistic imitation of human action—and analyzes tragedy, epic, and other dramatic arts. The work emphasizes how tragedy achieves emotional catharsis through its structure rather than spectacle. He identifies six essential elements of tragedy, with plot being paramount. The text survives incompletely; a second book on comedy has been lost to history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Aristotle, 385 BCE-323 BCE
Translator Gudemann, Alfred, 1862-1942
Title Über die Dichtkunst beim Aristoteles
Neu übersetzt und mit Einleitung und einem erklärenden Namen- und Sachverzeichnis versehen von Alfred Gudemann 1921
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetics_(Aristotle) Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetik_(Aristoteles)
Credits Produced by Marc D'Hooghe
Reading Level Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
LoC Class PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Subject Classical literature
Subject Poetry -- Early works to 1800
Subject Aristotle, 384 BC-322 BC
Category Text
eBook-No. 16880
Release Date
Last Update Dec 12, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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