Aristotle's Poetics / translated and with a commentary by George Whalley ; edited by John Baxter and Patrick Atherton.

Includes bibliographical references (page 37) and index.

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Contents -- Acknowledgments -- George Whalley on the Poetics: A Preface -- On Translating Aristotle's Poetics -- A Note on the Text of the Translation -- Topical Summary -- Translation-and-Commentary -- Excursus Notes -- Appendices -- A: The Sections of a Tragedy -- B: Wording, Lexis, and Principles of Style -- C: Critical Problems and Their Solutions -- The Aristotle-Coleridge Axis -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z

George Whalley's English translation of the Poetics breathes new life into the study of Aristotle's aesthetics by allowing the English-speaking student to experience the dynamic quality characteristic of Aristotle's arguments in the original Greek.

Aristotle's Poetics combines a complete translation of the Poetics with a running commentary, printed on facing pages, that keeps the reader in continuous contact with the linguistic and critical subtleties of the original while highlighting crucial issues for students of literature and literary theory. Whalley's unconventional interpretation emphasizes Aristotle's treatment of art as dynamic process rather than finished product. The volume includes two essays by Whalley in which he outlines his method and purpose. He identifies a deep congruence between Aristotle's understanding of mimesis and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's view of imagination.

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