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One of the most important works you can ever read as a literature student.
challenging
informative
slow-paced
I acknowledge the importance of this work and it's meaning throughout the history of literature, but that doesn't mean I have to appreciate it. Really boring if you ask me.
A must read for anyone studying literature.
Though, do keep the mind open and realize the actual time of writing. For me, that part was the most interesting - how our opinions and understanding of literature has changed over time.
Though, do keep the mind open and realize the actual time of writing. For me, that part was the most interesting - how our opinions and understanding of literature has changed over time.
ngl this was one of the most boring books ive ever read
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
In Poetics, Aristotle attempts an analysis of poetry, mainly tragedy and epic poetry.
It is nothing short of surprising what this work is, whatever I expected to find, it is not what I ended up finding.
Poetics is surprisingly simple, considering its age and the complexity of the subject matter. I think my understanding of the nature of tragedy and epic poems has been increased greatly through this reading. However, I still did not get the whole experience of this book, there is much more to it than a casual read can infer, it requires a reread on my part.
Nothing much to add, if you are interested in an old version of literary criticism on poetry, and maybe narratives in general, that is not hard to interpret and is quite rich, read this.
Here are some quotes I liked:
It is nothing short of surprising what this work is, whatever I expected to find, it is not what I ended up finding.
Poetics is surprisingly simple, considering its age and the complexity of the subject matter. I think my understanding of the nature of tragedy and epic poems has been increased greatly through this reading. However, I still did not get the whole experience of this book, there is much more to it than a casual read can infer, it requires a reread on my part.
Nothing much to add, if you are interested in an old version of literary criticism on poetry, and maybe narratives in general, that is not hard to interpret and is quite rich, read this.
Here are some quotes I liked:
“Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life.”
“With respect to the requirement of art, the probable impossible is always preferable to the improbable possible.”
“For the essence of a riddle is to express true facts under impossible combinations.”
