{"product_id":"2940151257374","title":"Poetics (Unabridged and Annotated)","description":"Aristotle's Poetics is the oldest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory.\u003cbr\u003eIn it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls \"poetry\" (a term which in Greek literally means \"making\" and in this context includes dramaâ??comedy, tragedy, and the satyr playâ??as well as lyric poetry and epic poetry). They are similar in the fact that they are all imitations but different in the three ways that Aristotle describes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Differences in music rhythm, harmony, meter and melody.\u003cbr\u003e    Difference of goodness in the characters.\u003cbr\u003e    Difference in how the narrative is presented: telling a story or acting it out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn examining its \"first principles\", Aristotle finds two: 1) imitation and 2) genres and other concepts by which that of truth is applied\/revealed in the poesis. His analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of the discussion. Although Aristotle's Poetics is universally acknowledged in the Western critical tradition, \"almost every detail about his seminal work has aroused divergent opinions\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition has formatted for your NOOK, with an active table of contents.  It has also been extensively annotated, with additional information about Poetics and also Aristotle, including an overview, form and content, influence, core terms, translations, and biographical information about Aristotle and his philosophy.","brand":"Bronson Tweed Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068963995888,"sku":"2940151257374","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151257374_p0.jpg?v=1764008356","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151257374","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}