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Poetika

Aristotle

3.58 AVERAGE


“Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are of the nature rather of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.”

Two takeaways:
—this is one of the foundational texts of all western literary analysis. I can EASILY name examples of how most to all stories interact with Aristotle’s interpretation of what quality literature is. 
—this mf really hated women

you know what is even more tragic than two random dudes fighting each other??? two BROTHERS fighting each other!!!!! now that’s a story!!!


thanks aristotle
challenging informative reflective slow-paced

yap yap yap dude

A surprising easy read about the structure and history of stories. Personally I didn't like the lecture about grammar but everything else was good.
informative fast-paced

I rea an excerpt of it, I thought it was pretty good.

ერთი სიტყვით, ჰომეროსი მაგარიაო.

ქართული თარგმანიც შეიძლებოდა მაგარი ყოფილიყო, მარა ჰა :)
challenging informative
challenging informative reflective slow-paced

If you're up for a thought-provoking, quick read, I recommend dipping your toes in Aristotle's work. He is so precise and simple with his ideas, and it's so interesting to read someone who articulated thoughts hundreds of years ago that are still applicable today.