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Dear Aristotle,
That was actually pretty interesting. And I like the way you threw in all that diction stuff about vowel sounds and words and phrases near the end.
"The perfection of style is to be clear without being mean." - Good quote. This is why I don't like Hemingway. He's clear, but sometimes I feel like he's mean.
"The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor." - yes. this.
That was actually pretty interesting. And I like the way you threw in all that diction stuff about vowel sounds and words and phrases near the end.
"The perfection of style is to be clear without being mean." - Good quote. This is why I don't like Hemingway. He's clear, but sometimes I feel like he's mean.
"The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor." - yes. this.
Thoughts: https://roofbeamreader.com/2018/02/02/aristotles-poetics/
not really rating this bc i read it for uni. so i'm not reading aristotle for fun in my spare time, don't worry.
and my main conclusion from this is that aristotle has a hard-on for homer
and my main conclusion from this is that aristotle has a hard-on for homer
Aristotle applies his empirical, dialectic approach to both epic poetry and tragedy in this early and seminal work of literary criticism. Most of Aristotle's observation are purely subjective, but isn't all art subjective? However, he shows how tragedies are more powerful than epic poems because they focus on a single subject in a single location over a single day to create catharsis. Aristotle also delves into language itself and shows how clearer language can be more effective than the use of metaphors and jargon. (This idea may have been discredited by "true art is incomprehensible" people like James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, E.E. Cummings) His writing style is clear and easy to follow, and much of his ideas like the three act structure, focus on character vs. effects, and the tragic hero being a "good man" with a "flaw" have found their way into the best of modern literature and film.
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