Poetics of Aristotle Index

• ―Poetics of Aristotle Index
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: Title Page
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: Analysis of Contents
• ―I. 'Imitation' the common principle of the Arts of Poetry
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: II. The Objects of Imitation
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: III. The Manner of Imitation
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: IV. The Origin and Development of Poetry
• ―V. Definition of the Ludicrous, and a brief sketch of the rise of Comedy
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: VI. Definition of Tragedy
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: VII. The Plot must be a Whole
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: VIII. The Plot must be a Unity
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: IX. (Plot continued.) Dramatic Unity
• ―X. (Plot continued.) Definitions of Simple and Complex Plots
• ―XI. (Plot continued.) Reversal of the Situation, Recognition, and Tragic or disastrous Incident defined and explained
• ―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
• ―XVI. (Plot continued.) Recognition: its various kinds, with examples
• ―XVII. Practical rules for the Tragic Poet
• ―XVIII. Further rules for the Tragic Poet
• ―XIX. Thought, or the Intellectual element, and Diction in Tragedy
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: XX. Diction, or Language in general
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: XXI. Poetic Diction.
• ―XXII. (Poetic Diction continued.) How Poetry combines elevation of language with perspicuity
• ―Poetics of Aristotle: XXIII. Epic Poetry
• ―XXIV. (Epic Poetry continued.) Further points of agreement with Tragedy.
• ―XXV. Critical Objections brought against Poetry, and the principles on which they are to be answered
• ―XXVI. A general estimate of the comparative worth of Epic Poetry and Tragedy.