{"product_id":"the-rhetoric-the-poetics-of-aristotle-1954-hardcover-the-modern-library-246","title":"Rhetoric \u0026 The Poetics of Aristotle [1954 HARDCOVER] • The Modern Library #246","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRhetoric (translated by W. Rhys Roberts) \u0026amp; Poetics (translated by Ingram Bywater) by Aristotle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINTAGE HARDCOVER [1954] THE MODERN LIBRARY (#246)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome extremely mild wear to an overall stunning dust jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips in a new HQ jacket protector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook itself is mint with *signature of orig. owner on front endpaper. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReads like new!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is no exaggeration to say that all Western literary criticism flows from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAristotle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e he focuses mainly on drama, especially tragedy, and introduces ideas that are still being debated more than two thousand years later. Among them is the often misunderstood theory of the unities of action, place, and time, as well as such concepts as: art as a form of imitation, and drama as an imitation of human actions; plot as a drama’s central element, and “reversal” and “recognition” as important elements within a plot; and the purging of pity and fear from the audience as the function of tragedy. Rather than offer these ideas merely as abstract theories, Aristotle applies them in cogent analyses of the classic Greek dramas—the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Aristotle turns to the principles of persuasive writing, including argumentation and the logical development of proof, appeals to emotion, and matters of delivery and style. Perhaps most essentially, Aristotle teaches us how to engage in the central civic activities of accusing and defending, recommending policies, and proving and refuting ideas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese two foundational works are key documents for understanding the culture and politics of Western civilization, and how they continue to evolve today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67582501617913,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/aristotlerhetoricandpolitics-1.jpg?v=1793671235","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/the-rhetoric-the-poetics-of-aristotle-1954-hardcover-the-modern-library-246","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}