{"product_id":"the-poetics","title":"The Poetics","description":"\u003cp\u003eAristotle'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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDifferences in music rhythm, harmony, meter and melody.\u003cbr\u003e Difference of goodness in the characters.\u003cbr\u003e Difference in how the narrative is presented: telling a story or acting it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Binker North","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51969178468583,"sku":"9781774410424","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_1dd87f34-0249-4056-9a35-fa732e702e11.jpg?v=1775864163","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-poetics","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}