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The Poetics of Aristotle

By: S. H. Butcher

...THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE A TRANSLATION BY S. H. BUTCHER A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication THE POETICS OF... ...ctronic Classics Series Publication THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE trans. S. H. Butcher is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Porta... ...electronic transmission, in any way. THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE trans. S. H. Butcher, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim... ...constitutes T ragic Action. XIV (Plot continued.) The tragic emotions of pity and fear should spring out of the Plot itself. XV The element of Cha... ...rate parts of the play; in the form of ac- tion, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions. By ‘languag... ...n imitation not only of a complete action, but of events inspiring fear or pity. Such an effect is best produced when the events come on us by sunrise...

Excerpt: The Poetics of Aristotle translated by S. H. Butcher.

... XII The ?quantitative parts? of Tragedy defined. XIII (Plot continued.) What constitutes Tragic Action. XIV (Plot continued.) The tragic emotions of pity and fear should spring out of the Plot itself. XV The element of Character in Tragedy....

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