{"product_id":"the-poetics-of-aristotle","title":"Poetica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does a story grip you—and what turns a change of fortune into tragedy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Poetics of Aristotle, storytelling becomes a craft you can examine. Aristotle asks how poetry and drama work, beginning with imitation and turning to the shape of tragedy. Against Plato’s doubts about poets and truth, he argues that poetry can both teach and please. His central concern is concrete: how does a plot hold together?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Homer, Sophocles and Euripides, Aristotle explores the forces that move a story: reversal, recognition, pity and fear. He considers the tragic hero who falls through error, then turns to character, thought and language. This short treatise reads like lecture notes rather than a smooth, finished argument, inviting you to pause over each claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry begins with imitation\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the idea that links epic, tragedy, comedy and music in Aristotle’s account.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe shape of a plot\u003c\/strong\u003e – See why a complete action needs a beginning, a middle and an end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhen fortune turns\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow reversal and recognition to understand how complex plots bring about a change of fortune.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pull of tragedy\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider how a hero’s error brings pity and fear into the experience of a story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter beyond the plot\u003c\/strong\u003e – Look closely at the care Aristotle asks poets to give character, thought and language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of plays, novels and films who want to understand their grip, and students of literature or writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and begin looking more closely at the stories that hold you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534649033052,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00770_en_ebook-front_c26.jpg?v=1792175005","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/poetica","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}