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aristotles poetics
in this sustained interpretation stephen halliwell demonstrates that the poetics despite its laconic brevity contains a coherent statement of mimetic art in general . he assesses this theory against the background of earlier greek views on poetry and art particularly plato s ; and he goes further than many previous authors in setting aristotle s ideas in the wider context of his philosophical system . the core of the book is an appraisal of aristotle s view of tragic drama in which professor halliwell contends that at the heart of the poetics lies a philosophical urge to work out a secularised understanding of greek tragedy .
paperback duckworth publishing 2009 isbn13 9780715628584 isbn10 0715628585
abridged n isbn 13 9780715628584 number in series 1 number of pages 369 publisher bloomsbury usa academic release date 62135769600000