{"product_id":"9781854593337-poetics","title":"Poetics","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear and authoritative edition of one of the most influential tracts in world theatre, a text that is crucial to an understanding of how drama works, and how it has evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Nick Hern Books \u003cem\u003eDramatic Contexts\u003c\/em\u003e series: important statements \u003cem\u003eon\u003c\/em\u003e the theatre by major figures \u003cem\u003ein\u003c\/em\u003e the theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential tracts in world theatre, Aristotle's \u003cem\u003ePoetics\u003c\/em\u003e is crucial to an understanding of how drama works, and how it has evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the source of the doctrine of the Three Unities – of Time, Place and Action – and the concept of catharsis in tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting only a hundred years after Sophocles and Euripides, Aristotle's insights into Greek drama are endlessly rewarding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis English translation by Kenneth McLeish makes the famous text more accessible than ever before, without cutting or paraphrasing. Important passages are highlighted, while key words and concepts are glossed within the text, without the need for intrusive footnotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is an authoritative text of Aristotle's \u003cem\u003ePoetics\u003c\/em\u003e that allows readers to experience his arguments directly for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included is a compact introduction by McLeish to Aristotle and his ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610634231905,"sku":"9781854593337","price":7.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28145479.jpg?v=1722351085","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781854593337-poetics","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}