Anyone care to discuss?
Anyone care to discuss?
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?
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
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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.
“As Kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame . . .”
Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. I'm tabled.
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