THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE

A TRANSLATION BY S. H. BUTCHER

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I ‘Imitation’ the common principle of the Arts of Poetry.
II The Objects of Imitation.
III The Manner of Imitation.
IV The Origin and Development of Poetry.
V Definition of the Ludicrous, and a brief sketch of the rise
of Comedy.
VI Definition of Tragedy.
VII The Plot must be a Whole.
VIII The Plot must be a Unity.
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
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