Sign-In
Cart
Poetics: The Art of Storytelling, Tragedy, and Creative Structure (Large Print Deluxe Edition For Easy Reading) (Large Print Edition)
Paperback
Series: Library of Alexandria, Book 12
ISBN13: 9781806982356
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: Nov 5 2025
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Poetics, Aristotle reveals the timeless blueprint behind all compelling narrative art-from ancient tragedies to modern cinema. He dissects the components of plot, character, and catharsis, laying out the structure that underpins the world's most enduring stories.
This modern edition translates Aristotle's concepts into direct, engaging language-making it the perfect guide for writers, storytellers, and lovers of literary craft.
What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:
- The Anatomy of Story - Understand plot structure, pacing, and unity as defined by Aristotle
- What Makes a Great Tragedy - Learn the key ingredients: reversal, recognition, and emotional release
- Character and Action - Explore why character must arise from moral choice, not convenience
- Lessons for Modern Creators - From screenwriters to novelists, apply ancient insights to today's narrative challenges
Whether you're crafting a novel, analyzing a film, or studying the roots of dramatic art, Poetics will sharpen your storytelling instincts and deepen your creative understanding.
Also from
Aristotle
Physique D'aristote; Ou, Leçons Sur Les Principes Généreaux De La Nature, Volume 1
Saint-Hilaire, Jules Barthélemy
Aristotle
Paperback
The Politics of Aristotle: With an Introduction, Two Prefactory Essays and Notes Critical and Explanatory
Newman, William Lambert
Aristotle
Paperback
The Politics of Aristotle: With an Introduction, Two Prefactory Essays and Notes Critical and Explanatory; Volume 1
Newman, William Lambert
Aristotle
Paperback
Aristotle's Poetics: Translated and with a Commentary by George Whalley
Aristotle
Baxter, John
Paperback
The Athenian Constitution - A Study of the Structure and Evolution of Athenian Government
Aristotle, Aristotle
Aristotle
Hardcover
De Arte Poetica Liber: Tertiis Curis Recognovit Et Adnotatione Critica Auxit Johannes Vahlen
Aristotle
Paperback
Aristotelis De Animalibus Historiae Libri X: Graece Et Latine
Aristotle
Scaligero, Giulio Cesare
Paperback
Der Staat Der Athener: Der Historische Hauptteil (Kapp. I. Xli)... Erklärt
Hude, Karl
Aristotle
Paperback
Aristotelis Ars Poetica: Ad Fidem Potissimum Codicis Antiquissimi Ac, Parisiensis 1741 (1875)
Aristotle
Paperback
Aristotelis Ars Poetica: Ad Fidem Potissimum Codicis Antiquissimi Ac, Parisiensis 1741 (1875)
Aristotle
Paperback
Aristotle's Theory Of Poetry And Fine Art: With A Critical Text And Translation Of The Poetics
Aristotle
Hardcover
Aristotle's Theory Of Poetry And Fine Art: With A Critical Text And Translation Of The Poetics
Aristotle
Paperback
The Nicomachean Ethics - A Foundational Work on Virtue, Happiness, and the Good Life
Aristotle
Paperback
Rhetoric - A Foundational Work on Persuasion, Argument, and the Art of Public Speaking
Aristotle
Paperback
Rhetoric - A Foundational Work on Persuasion, Argument, and the Art of Public Speaking
Aristotle
Hardcover
Also in
General Fiction
Elizabeth Spencer: Novels & Stories (Loa #344): The Voice at the Back Door / The Light in the Piazza / Knights and Dragons / Stories
Spencer, Elizabeth
Hardcover
Anniversaries, Volume 2: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, April 1968-August 1968
Johnson, Uwe
Paperback
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose, and Diary Excerpts
Plath, Sylvia
Paperback
Selected Writings: Robert Musil: Young Torless, Three Women, the Perfecting of a Love, and Other Writings
Musil, Robert
Agee, Joel
Paperback