Poetics by Aristotle. Short summary

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The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle’s Poetics deals with the arts such as music and literature. The scholar devotes particular attention to tragedy, which he considers one of the best genres.

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Aristotle, in his work Poetics, defines many types of art. Thus the ancient Greek philosopher considers literature and music a form of imitation of real life. Although a work may be embellished with artistic fiction, it still seeks to reflect reality.

The philosopher pays special attention to tragedy. He considers it a derivative of such genres as lyric and epic. Drama takes its emotionality and sensuality from poetry, and from epicism the consistency of events. According to Aristotle, tragedy surpasses poetry and prose in its obviousness. The theatrical action makes it easier for the author to convey to the audience the idea behind the work. Hence the instructive nature of drama, which the scholar sees.

Tragedy by plot component and the nature of the characters should be close to people. In this way, they will be able to experience the performance more deeply, transferring its ideas to their own lives.