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than history,for poetry tends to expressthe universal,whereas historythe particular.\"—Aristotle  \n·Born:384 BCE,Stagira(Greece)  \n(Literary Criticism)  \n·Work:Poetics (Peri Poietikes)  \n·Genre:Literary criticism/Aesthetic theory  \nThe first systematic treatise on literary theory  \n·Main concern:Poetry,especiallytragedy and epic.  \n·Significance:Earliest survivingsystematic work of literary criticism.  \nMajor Subjects  \nKey Terms  \nCentral Idea  \n(with meaning)  \n·Diction  \nPoetry is an art of imitation(mimesis),which represents human actions and lifethrough a structured arrangement ofelements—plot,character,thought,diction,song and spectacle—to producecatharsis in the audience.  \n·Mimesis-imitation/representation  \n·Melody  \n● Tragedy-serious drama;arouses pity and fear.  \n·Tragedy  \n·Spectacle  \n●Epic-narrative poem;tells a story.  \n·Catharsis  \n·Hamartia-tragic flaw(error in judgment).  \n·Plot  \n·Hamartia  \n·Peripertia-reversal of fortune.  \n·Peripeteia  \n·Character.Thought  \n● Anagnorisis-recognition (realisation).  \n·Anagnorisis  \n·Catharsis-purification of emotions.  \n·Unity of action  \n·Plot(Mythos)-arrangement of actions.  \nCHAPTER-WISE SUMMARY  \nChapter 1-Poetry as Imitation  \nChapter 2-Objects of Imitation  \nChapter 3-The Nature of Tragedy  \n·Poetry is an art of imitation(mimesis).  \n·Poets imitate human beings in action.  \n·Tragedy is an imitation of an action that isserious,complete and of a certain magnitude.  \n·Different arts imitate through different:-Means (language,rhythm,colours,etc.)-Objects(human action,life,etc.)-Modes (narrative,dramatic,etc.)  \n● The best poetry represents \"serious andimportant\"actions,not trivial ones.  \n·It is not a mere description of suffering,but an organised plot.  \n·Tragedy imitates people who are better  \nthan the average;comedy imitates those  \n·It arouses pity and fear,leading to catharsis.\"Tragedy is an imitation of an action,not of persons,and through pity and fearit effects the catharsis of such emotions.\"  \n·“Epic poetry and tragedy,comedy also anddithyrambic poetry...are all,viewed as a whole,modes of imitation.\"  \nwho are worse.  \n\"The diference between tragedy and  \ncomedy is not in the persons,but in the  \n·Imitation is not mere copying;it is a creativerepresentation of life.  \nmanner of presentation and the worth  \nof the subject.\"  \nChapter 4-The Components of Tragedy  \nChapter 5-The Plot  \nChapter 6-Unity,Probability and Necessity  \n①Plot(Mythos)-most important;the soul of tragedy.  \n·The plot is the arrangement of actions.  \n·Unity of Action-one main action,not a collectionof unrelated events.  \n·It should be unified,coherent and complete.  \n②Character(Ethos)-revealed through action and speech.  \n·It requires:  \n·Probability-events must be believableaccording to human nature and circumstance.  \n③Thought(Dianoia)-ideas,reasoning,moral vision.  \n-Unity of action(one main action).-Probability(what could happen).-Necessity(what must happen).  \n④Diction(Lexis)-style,choice of words.  \n·Necessity-events should follow a natural andlogical order.  \n⑤Melody(Melos)-music,rhythm,song.  \n⑥Spectacle(Opsis)-stage design,gesture,costume.  \n\"The plot is the soul of tragedy.\"  \n\"The whole is greater than the part.\"  \n\"Of these,the plot is the most important.\"  \nChapter 7-Character  \nChapter 9-The End of Tragedy  \nChapter 8-Thought,Diction,Melody,Spectacle  \n①  \n·Character is revealed through action,not  \n·The end(telos)should be eudaimonia(well-being)or a noble result.  \nThought-adds depth and meaning.  \nmere description.  \n②Diction-cler,appropriate,fgurative.  \n·It should be consistent and lifelike.  \n·It should not be a simple happy ending,but a fitting and meaningful conclusion.  \n③Melody-gives rhythm and musical quality.  \n·Moral goodness is not essential;the character  \nshould be true to life.  \nSpectacle-adds visual appeal;not essential.  \n\"The end is the 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