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Ancient · Literary criticism
Poetics
by Aristotle. The foundational Western analysis of dramatic form explains plot, character, imitation, reversal, recognition, and catharsis.
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- Date
- c. 335 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Literary criticism
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Why it matters
The foundational Western analysis of dramatic form explains plot, character, imitation, reversal, recognition, and catharsis.
This work is included on the basis of great books. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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