Aristotle's Art of Poetry
Name/Title
Aristotle's Art of PoetryEntry/Object ID
M61 A75aSecondary Title
Translated from the Original Greek, according to Mr. Theodore Goulston's Edition. Together with Mr. D'Acier's Notes Translated from the French.Description
From the Oxford Academic website: Aristotle's Poetics is one of the deepest and most influential philosophical works on art, or rather, on a specific art. The treatise pursues several aims, one of which, and the most general, is to classify the works that can be labeled “poetical composition” and their parts. Another, more specific, aim is to vindicate poetry in the face of the criticism leveled at it by Plato. Another specific aim is to explain some concepts that are fundamental for the understanding of poetry (for example, that of imitation). Furthermore, the discussion of some forms of poetry was probably a useful way to express ideas about education and political life in the city, and to convey thoughts about the relation between people's actions and their characters. The range of issues covered by the Poetics makes it reasonable to bring the topics under two headings: Aristotle's views on poetry in general; and his account of tragedy (the genre that has the lion's share of the treatise).Context
Once belonged to Captain John Simcoe, captain of the HMS Pembroke with James Cook during the Seven Years' War. Father of Colonel John Graves Simcoe, commander of the Queen's Rangers during the Revolutionary War and the first Deputy Governor of Upper Canada.Collection
Simcoe, John and John GravesCataloged By
Adam KendallCategory
Literature and Music: Addresses, Lectures, Sermons, Essays (Instructional)