Runousoppi by Aristotle

"Runousoppi" by Aristotle is a philosophical treatise written around 335 BCE. This pioneering work examines the art of poetry, focusing primarily on dramatic forms including tragedy, comedy, and epic. Aristotle analyzes how these genres imitate life through differences in rhythm, character, and narrative presentation. The surviving text concentrates on tragedy's construction, introducing influential concepts like catharsis and exploring what makes poetry philosophically superior to history. This foundational work established principles for literary criticism that continue to shape Western understanding of dramatic art. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Aristotle, 385 BCE-323 BCE
Translator Calamnius, J. W. (Johan Wiktor), 1838-1891
Uniform Title Poetics. Finnish
Title Runousoppi
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetics_(Aristotle) Wikipedia page about this book: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runousoppi
Credits Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Reading Level Reading ease score: 39.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Subject Poetry -- Early works to 1800
Subject Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
EBook-No. 54728
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Most Recently Updated Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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