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Monday, December 9, 2013
Aristotle's Definition of Epic in Poetics and his Consideration of Tragedy as Superior to an Epic
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To Aristotle, an Epic is a narrative poem written in heroic hexa-metre. It has four constituent parts namely plot , character, thought,...
Aristotle's Theory of Purgation or Cahersis and the Functions of a Tragedy as Given in Poetics
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Aristotle believes in teleology, a metaphysical position according to which everything has a function or end to fulfill. Every kin...
Aristotle’s Definition of Tragedy and Tragic Hero in Poetics
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In chapter 6 of Poetics Aristotle embarks upon the most important subject of Poetics - the tragic drama. And in the following chap...
Friday, December 6, 2013
Aristotle's Theory of Four Causes or Causality
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Aristotle’s theory of causality or four causes occupies an important place in his discussion of metaphysics. According to him there ar...
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