The Poetics of Aristotle: Translation and Commentary - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807817635 ISBN 13: 9780807817636

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1987

Synopsis

Incorporating the best modern work on the Poetics, Halliwell's translation is aimed at those who want a reliable version of Aristotle's ideas along with concise and stimulating guidance. A running commentary explains the structure and detail of Aristotle's argument, attempts to provoke further thought about the work's strengths and weaknesses, and offers suggestions on relating the Poetics to later stages of literary theory and practice.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Halliwell is Professor of Greek in the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK. He is the author of several books on Plato, Aristotle, and Aristophanes, and, most recently, of Greek Laughter: A Study of Cultural Psychology from Homer to Early Christianity (2008).

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0807817635
• ISBN 13: 9780807817636
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 206