Sunday, August 4, 2019
The Poetics Summary Essay -- essays research papers
The Poetics- Aristotle Tragedy- the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in language with pleasurable accessories, each kind brought in separately in parts of the work; in a dramatic, not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear; where with to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions. I.      Discussion of Tragedy A.      Six parts to a tragedy: 1.      fable/plot- the combination of incidents, or things done in the story 2.      characters- they’re what make us ascribe certain moral qualirties to the agents (actors) 3.      diction- the composition of the verses 4.      thought- shown in what is said when proving a point is enunciating a general truth 5.      spectacle- stage appearance of the actors 6.      melody- self explanatory II.      Importance of the Fable/Plot over the other elements A.      Tragedy is essentially an imitation not of persons, but of action and life, of happiness and misery B.      The life and soul of a tragedy is the plot 1.      Tragedy is impossible without action, but there may be one without Character C.      The most powerful elements of attract...
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