The Poetics of Aristotle: Translation and Commentary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807842036 ISBN 13: 9780807842034

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

From the Back Cover:

For each chapter of the Poetics there is a running commentary that explains the structure and detail of Aristotle's argument, attempts to provoke further thought about the work's strengths and weakness, and offers some suggestions on relating the Poetics to later stages of literary theory and practice.

About the Author:

Stephen Halliwell is Professor of Greek in the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. 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: 0807842036
• ISBN 13: 9780807842034
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208