A review by a_little_person
Poetics by Aristotle

challenging reflective medium-paced

3.0

Aristotle's observations on tragedies reveal many facets of storytelling - masterfully organized. We really feel him opening up everything to be as clear and concise as possible. Though it had a tremendous impact on today's storytelling, I have found it to be personally less useful; I have difficulties assimilating his views on tragedy in ancient Greece, with today's storytelling (venturing out of the tragic realm, and into the myriad of story genres, leaves many doors open.) 

I find this book to be very precise, for quite the precise situation. Outside of this, many principles do not hold up, or are already internalized after 2000+ years of art.