Name: Aristotle's Theory of Poetry and Fine Art
Rating: 3.442307692307693 (26 reviews)
ISBN: 9780486200422

Aristotle

Samuel Henry Butcher

John Gassner

Best translation of one of the most influential books in all history. Greek and English on facing pages, plus Butcher's famed 300-page exposition and interpretation of Aristotle's ideas. Seminal discussions of art and morality, poetic truth, much more.

With a Critical Text and Translation of the Poetics. With a Prefatory Essay, Aristotelian Literary Criticism

Aristotle's Theory of Poetry and Fine Art

Politics

Amelia Lang 

does seeing the words and turning the pages count as reading bc what was this man saying 80% of the time. he b like “that by which can be two that i have already described is one which was mentioned” ?? yo???

i feel weird reviewing classical texts that are extensively debated but tbh this one’s warranted bc i found his arguments to be pretty weak or just not substantiated enough. plato does the same through socrates in the republic, but you can read that one as a critique of socrates’ manner of arguing. you can’t really read this from a more nuanced/literary perspective like you can in the republic to approach it more generously, either. 

also he’s like women & slaves r stinky and stupid so i’m taking stars off to be petty i bet he’s shaking and crying in hell like “noooo amelia from goodreads gave me 2 stars and said my book was bad :,(“

Patrik Järnefelt

Lindsey Esch

Julia Lotz

Hugh Lawson-Tancred

Presents Aristotle's argument that the reality of things lies in their concrete forms, laying the foundation for one of the cardinal branches of Western philosophy.

The Metaphysics

Zoey Mikalatos

Alexander Lobov

The classic guide to oratorical skill offers discussion of the methods of informal reasoning, an aesthetic evaluation of prose style, and observations on the emotions and character.

Aristotle's Theory of Poetry and Fine Art With a Critical Text and Translation of the Poetics. With a Prefatory Essay, Aristotelian Literary Criticism

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