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The origin of the word tragedy has been a matter of discussion from ancient times. The primary source of knowledge on the question is the Poetics of Aristotle. Aristotle was able to gather first-hand documentation from theater performance in Attica, which is inaccessible to scholars today.
In the thought of Plato (c. 427–347 bce), the history of the criticism of tragedy began with speculation on the role of censorship. To Plato (in the dialogue on the Laws) the state was the noblest work of art, a representation (mimēsis) of the fairest and best life.
30 maj 1996 · The Greeks invented tragedy; and from the age of the Greeks to the present day, tragedy has been seen to be a uniquely powerful and affecting form of art. But what makes it what it is?
Tragedy, poetry in general, the Poetics begins by observing, is a kind of mimesis, a copying or representing (1447a 14–27). Thus far Aristotle agrees with Plato’s analogy between poetry and painting.
30 sty 2009 · This chapter contains sections titled: What Is Tragedy? Mimesis 6. Understanding. Katharsis17. Five Questions for Interpreters. A Short History of Katharsis Interpretation. The Nature of Our Question.
10 sie 2021 · Tragedy is the main concern of Aristotle in Poetics and it is the utmost argued and debated subject. According to Plato, tragedy has a damaging and detrimental result on the soul in that it caters to the feelings and passions that ruin its logical side.
26 lis 2013 · The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy. Browse other articles of this reference work: BROWSE BY TOPIC; BROWSE A-Z
