An edition of Poetics (1536)

Poetics I

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An edition of Poetics (1536)

Poetics I

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One of the first books written on what is now called aesthetics. Although parts are lost (e.g., comedy), it has been very influential in western thought, such as the part on tragedy.

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Hackett Pub. Co.
Language
English, Ancient Greek
Pages
235

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Early works to 1800 Aesthetics Poetry Poetics Philosophy and esthetics Style Ancient Rhetoric Greek language Technique Drama Greek literature Philosophy and aesthetics Theory Literary form History and criticism Translations into English Early works to1800 Ancient Aesthetics The Sublime Spurious and doubtful works Literary Style Commentaries Esthe tique Ouvrages avant 1800 Poe sie Estetica (filosofia) (teoria) Filosofia grega Filosofia antiga Obras anteriores a 1800 Poetica Greek language materials Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval Theory Of Literature Aristotle Literature - Classics / Criticism Ancient (Classical) Greek Ancient and Classical Griekse oudheid Literatuurtheorie Retorica Sublime Tragédie Poétique Style littéraire Greek poetry, history and criticism Aesthetics, early works to 1800 Poetry, early works to 1800 Music, philosophy and aesthetics Greek literature, history and criticism Aesthetics, greek Greek literature, translations into english Style, literary Philosophy, ancient Sublime, the Greek language, terms and phrases Rhetoric, ancient Music Rhetoric Comedy Masks Tragedy Aristoteles Poetik Literature Philosophy Poetry (poetic works by one author) Poésie Poetry--early works to 1800 Aesthetics--early works to 1800 Pn1040 .a513 1996 Pn1040 .a513 1982 808.2 Greek literature--translations into english Greek literature--history and criticism--theory, etc Literary style--early works to 1800 Literary form--early works to 1800 Aesthetics, ancient Sublime, the--early works to 1800 Pa3621 .a75 1995 Pn1040 .a513 1987 Pn1040 .a513 2002 Drama, history and criticism Esthétique Poetica (Aristoteles) Art Criticism History

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Cover of: Poetics I
Poetics I
1987, Hackett Pub. Co.
in English and Ancient Greek
Cover of: Aristotle's Poetics; Demetrius on Style; Longinus on the Sublime
Aristotle's Poetics; Demetrius on Style; Longinus on the Sublime
January 1, 1963, Dutton Adult
Cover of: On poetry and style.
On poetry and style.
1958, Liberal Arts Press
in English
Cover of: Aristotle's Art of poetry
Aristotle's Art of poetry: a Greek view of poetry and drama
1940, Clarendon Press
in English
Cover of: The poetics of Aristotle
The poetics of Aristotle
1922, Macmillan
in English and Ancient Greek
Cover of: Aristotle on the art of poetry
Aristotle on the art of poetry: an amplified version with supplementary illustrations for students of English
1913, Harcourt, Brace
in English
Cover of: The Poetics
The Poetics: translated with a critical text by S.H. Butcher.
1895, Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Essai sur l'histoire de la critique chez les Grecs suivi de la Poétique d’Aristote
Essai sur l'histoire de la critique chez les Grecs suivi de la Poétique d’Aristote
1849, A. Durand
in French, Modern Greek, and Ancient Greek
Cover of: Aristotle's treatise on poetry
Aristotle's treatise on poetry
1789, Sold by Payne and son; [etc., etc.,]
in English
Cover of: Art of poetry
Art of poetry
1705, Printed for D. Browne and W. Turner
in English

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 227-230.
Cover title: Poetics.
Includes index.
Contains, in addition to the translation of the extant portion of Aristotle's Poetics (here called Poetics I), a translation of the anonymous Tractatus Coislinianus, which Janko sees as an outline of the lost Poetics II, together with Janko's hypothetical reconstruction of Poetics II, and the a extant fragments of Aristotle's Peri poiētōn, also in translation.

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Indianapolis
Series
Hackett classics
Other Titles
Tractatus Coislinianus. English. 1987.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
808.2
Library of Congress
PN1040 .A513 1987, PN1040.A513 1987

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 235 p. ;
Number of pages
235

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL2385891M
ISBN 10
0872200345, 0872200337
LCCN
87014845
OCLC/WorldCat
187315866, 15790731
LibraryThing
851796
Goodreads
425199
437576

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OL13703833W

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