TDR 3560 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Iambic Trimeter, Hamartia, Trochaic Tetrameter
10 Jan 2018
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Wrote about rhetoric, ethics, physics, history, etc. as well as, you guessed it, poetry. Aristotle divided poetry in genres (which he called species ) Knew a lot about drama, which informed his definition of tragedy. Written after the height of athenian theatre. Considered the cornerstone of western dramatic criticism . Contains a lot of important terms that have many interpretations: Hamartia- meaning error in some terms, sometimes a fatal flaw. In reading from the poetics it helps to relate functions of each element of tragedy together to get a web of information. Writing tragedy, comedy; making dithyrambs and music are imitative, according to aristotle. Each differ in their means, their objects, and their methods of imitation. Function and effect of species in poetic composition. How many component elements in the process and what kinds. In the arts, imitation is achieved through rhythm, speech (or verse), and melody in different combinations.
