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What is the difference between epic and drama in Aristotle's "Poetics"?
Aristotle argues that epic narration may have more complicated plot structures or a "multiplicity of plots" (Poetics XVIII), since it implies a higher level of action and character. Both ...
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When did Aristotle's Poetics first become available in England?
In a comment on a recent question about T. S. Eliot's essay on Hamlet, Peter Shor wrote,
According to Aristotle, in great tragedy the hero must have a fatal flaw that leads to his downfall. What ...
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