Plato and Aristotle on Poetry
Plato attacked on poetry in his book Republic X whereas Aristotle defended it and refuted all the charges in his book Poetics.
Category: Poetics
Aristotle’s Views on Ideal Tragic Hero | Ideal Tragic Hero Characteristics
Chapter XIII of Aristotle’s “Poetics” gives his views on ideal tragic hero: Mixture of good and bad, noble by birth, sufferings due to hamartia, male sex
Aristotle’s Concept of Catharsis | Purgation of Pity and Fear
In Aristotle’s concept, tragedy is catharsis of emotions such as pity and fear but word “catharsis” has nowhere been defined in “Poetics”.
Aristotle’s Concept of Imitation | Is Imitation Twice Away From Reality?
Aristotle’s concept of imitation redefined word “imitation”. He answered Plato that “imitation” is creative process and not just procedure of copying.