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Aristotle's Poetics
Aristotle's Poetics
Author: Stephen Halliwell, Aristotle
In this, the fullest, sustained interpretation of Aristotle's Poetics available in English, Stephen Halliwell demonstrates that the Poetics, despite its laconic brevity, is a coherent statement of a challenging theory of poetic art, and it hints towards a theory of mimetic art in general. Assessing this theory against the backgroun...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226313948
ISBN-10: 0226313948
Publication Date: 12/1/1998
Pages: 384
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4.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is S.H. Butcher's 1902 translation. I haven't read the introductory essay yet, so my rating does not reflect that, but I would like to get a more up-to-date and readable translation of the Poetics.


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