- Aristotle, trans. S.H. Butcher. The Poetics of Aristotle. n.a.: n.a., n.a..
Aristotle’s Poetics Complete Text
Aristotle's Poetics E-Text contains the full text of Aristotle's Poetics
Aristotle's Poetics E-Text contains the full text of Aristotle's Poetics
The Question and Answer section for Aristotle’s Poetics is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Paragraph 1 summarizes the text's central idea. Namely, that poets should avoid constructing complicated plot lines when crafting a work of tragedy.
Plot is the most important element of tragedy: Tragedy is an imitation, not of men, but of action and life, of happiness and misery.Life consists of action or plot.
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