Aristotle's Poetics

[GregoryKnoll]

Anyone care to discuss?

[Virgil]

I would love to. I consider Aristotle's poetics the single most important work of criticism ever written. What is it you want to say about it?

[ShoutGrace]

Maybe we can start with a general discussion about Aristotle's view on 'catharsis,' and the role it plays in dramatic tragedies? I flipped through the Poetics expressly for that purpose when starting to read Oedipus Rex.