October 1, 2008

Aristotle on Tragedy

Category: lectures,profnotes — theprof @ 1:29 pm

From The Poetics
“Tragedy is a representation of a serious, complete action which has magnitude, in embellished speech, with each of its elements [used] separately in the [various] parts [of the play]; [represented] by people acting and not by narration; accomplishing by means of pity and terror the catharsis of such emotions”

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