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Nice school read actually, man must have had fun analysing all those dramas
Nice school read actually, man must have had fun analysing all those dramas
informative
slow-paced
Surprisingly comprehensive and (perhaps less surprisingly) relevant to my studies. The points made generally ring clear though I think Aristotle is a bit of a Sophocles suck up- Euripides in my opinion is much more enjoyable of a tragedian. Still, he logically justifies his points for the most part and it was a quick and informative read so I have overall no complaints.
I read this book because it was mentioned in John Truby's "The Anatomy of Story" in the fourth paragraph of the first chapter. Seemed a reasonable diversion. I'm still waiting (anticipating) to see how John makes it relevant to his book.
informative
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I read this along with the Literary Life Podcast, and it was so interesting!
"Tragedy is a representation not of persons but of action and life, and happiness and unhappiness consist in action. The point is the action, not character: it is their moral status that gives people the character they have, but it is their actions that make them happy or unhappy. So it is not in order to portray moral character that the actors perform; rather, they include characters for the sake of action. The events, the story, are the point of tragedy, and that is the most important thing of all.
Again, there could not be a tragedy without action, but there could be one without moral character---."
"Tragedy is a representation not of persons but of action and life, and happiness and unhappiness consist in action. The point is the action, not character: it is their moral status that gives people the character they have, but it is their actions that make them happy or unhappy. So it is not in order to portray moral character that the actors perform; rather, they include characters for the sake of action. The events, the story, are the point of tragedy, and that is the most important thing of all.
Again, there could not be a tragedy without action, but there could be one without moral character---."
adventurous
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reflective
fast-paced
Mimetic....some questionable views on women
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
This is definitely the type of book I’d need to reread to fully grasp.