The Poetics of Aristotle (1851) free download ebook. Aristotle, The Poetics. Aristotle's Poetics is a fragmentary work; originally it was a text for use philosophy students rather than the general public. The most notable thing about Aristotle's view of the poetical process is that he sees it as an 'imitation' (mimesis) of real situations, rather than invention. For there is no common term we could apply to the mimes of Sophron and Xenarchus and the Socratic dialogues on the one hand; and, on the other, to poetic
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