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Patricia · 06-15-2008, 10:04 PM

Aristotle on the Art of Poetry
Translated by Ingram Bywater
With A Preface by Gilbert Murray

First Published 1920

Aristotle’s literary criticism. He analyses epic poetry and tragedy. (There was also a book on comedy, but it has been lost.) The work contains Aristotle’s theory that tragedy is cathartic.

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Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Aristotle: The Poetics, v.1, 16 June 2008. Aristotle on the Art of Poetry Translated by Ingram Bywater With A Preface by Gilbert Murray First Published 1920 Aristotle’s literary criticism. He analyses epic poetry and tragedy. (There was also a book on comedy, but it has been lost.) The work contains Aristotle’s theory that tragedy is cathartic.