Ontology and the Art of Tragedy: An Approach to Aristotle's Poetics (S U N Y Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy) [Paperback]

Martha Husain (Author)

Book Description

Series: S U N Y Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy | Publication Date: November 2001

Argues for a reading of the Poetics in light of the Metaphysics.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The Poetics, Aristotle's analysis of the literature of Ancient Greece, is considered by many to be the origin of Western literary criticism. His examination of comedy, tragedy, and the Greek epic form is perhaps the first and most influential formal analysis in the Western literary tradition. As such, the Poetics has been subjected to considerable dissection and critical analysis since its appearance around 330 B.C.E. In this intriguing new work, Husain argues that the Poetics should be read in light of another of Aristotle's works, the Metaphysics. Husain states in her introduction that her study "is not a new translation, nor primarily a new exegesis of the Poetics, but a sustained reflection on the principles and criteria that should guide an approach to the text. It aims at developing a canon for establishment, translation, and exegesis of the text." To this end, Husain succeeds admirably in demonstrating the close links between the Poetics and the Metaphysics and provides valuable tools for future analysis of the work. Recommended for all academic and larger public libraries. Terry C. Skeats, Bishop's Univ. Lib., Lennoxville, Quebec
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Ontology and the Art of Tragedy is a sustained reflection on the principles and criteria from which to guide one's approach to Aristotle's Poetics. Its scope is twofold: historical and systematic. In its historical aspect it develops an approach to Aristotle's Poetics, which brings his distinctive philosophy of being to bear on the reception of this text. In its systematic aspect it relates Aristotle's theory of art to the perennial desiderata of any theory of art, and particularly to Kandinsky's.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791451445
• ISBN-13: 978-0791451441
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,464,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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