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Von der Dichtkunst selbst und von ihren Gattungen, welche Wirkung eine jede hat und wie man die Handlungen zusammenfügen muß, wenn die Dichtung gut sein soll, ferner aus wie vielen und was für Teilen eine Dichtung besteht, und ebenso auch von den anderen Dingen, die zu demselben Thema gehören, wollen wir hier handeln, indem wir der Sache gemäß zuerst das untersuchen, was das erste ist.
Although Aristotle's Poetics appears to have had little impact on literary criticism in antiquity, critics and scholars since the Renaissance have placed this brief work at the very center of the criticism of poetry and drama. --Preface (Norton edition, 1982)
Aristotle composed the Poetics with the Greek tradition of poetry alive before his eyes. --Introduction (Norton edition, 1982)
The art of poetry, both in its general nature and in its various specific forms, is the subject here proposed for discussion. --Body text (Norton edition, 1982)
What is poetry, how many kinds of it are there, and what are their specific effects? [Anthony Kenny translation]
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Let this then be our account of Tragedy and Epic Poetry--their general nature; the number and variety of their species and constituent parts; the causes of success or failure; and critical problems with their solutions...
So much, then, about tragedy and epic, their kinds and parts, and the differences between them; so much also for the causes of their success and failure, and how to answer the criticisms made of them. [Anthony Kenny translation]