"Poetics" is an important aesthetic treatise by Aristotle (now commonly translated as Aristotle). Its original name is literally translated as "On Poetry", which means "discussing the art of poetry". Aristotle divided science into three categories based on the differences in human activities. Among them, creative science, where poetry is located, is the third category. The author believes that it is a course that his disciples should learn at the end of their studies. It can make people become poets and orators. There are twenty-six chapters in this book, which mainly discuss the origin, writing style, and evaluation of tragedy and epic. In the book, Aristotle answered questions about poetry raised by his teacher Plato, from which we can see the author's materialist aesthetic views, which deeply influenced later generations of writers and literary researchers starting in the seventeenth century.
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I didn't expect that Aristotle's analysis of ancient Greek tragedies and epics was so well summarized. Let's follow along and have a look. I feel that my literary understanding has increased a lot. Life is like a play, and watching a play is like looking in the mirror. From the excellent tragic historical drama that imitates life, you can understand life more thoroughly!
This book "Poetics" is really interesting! Aristotle's analysis of tragedy and epic is very thorough, and he also mentioned many writing techniques. Reminds me of Shakespeare's works, they all have depth. Moreover, this book gave me a new understanding of literature. It turns out that poetry is not only romantic, but can also reflect human nature and society. I think Plato is a bit conservative in this regard, and Aristotle's views are more in line with my taste. All in all, this is a book worth reading again and again.
As a student majoring in Chinese language, I think this book is worthy of being a classic and can give people a lot of inspiration.
I originally thought it was a book about poetry, but it turned out to be a book about drama theory, which is not bad, after all, Aristotle is famous!
I didn't expect that Aristotle's analysis of ancient Greek tragedies and epics was so well summarized. Let's follow along and have a look. I feel that my literary understanding has increased a lot. Life is like a play, and watching a play is like looking in the mirror. From the excellent tragic historical drama that imitates life, you can understand life more thoroughly!
This book "Poetics" is really interesting! Aristotle's analysis of tragedy and epic is very thorough, and he also mentioned many writing techniques. Reminds me of Shakespeare's works, they all have depth. Moreover, this book gave me a new understanding of literature. It turns out that poetry is not only romantic, but can also reflect human nature and society. I think Plato is a bit conservative in this regard, and Aristotle's views are more in line with my taste. All in all, this is a book worth reading again and again.
As a student majoring in Chinese language, I think this book is worthy of being a classic and can give people a lot of inspiration.
I originally thought it was a book about poetry, but it turned out to be a book about drama theory, which is not bad, after all, Aristotle is famous!
Very good, the origin of drama