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ARISTOTLE CRITIC OF THE CLASSIC AGE (TUTOR OF ALEXANDER) Prepared by Nirmala Varghese

ARISTOTLE CRITIC OF THE CLASSIC AGE (TUTOR OF ALEXANDER) Prepared by Nirmala Varghese Assistant Professor Dept of English Christian College. POETICS discusses concepts like 1 Mimesis 2.Katharsis 3 Hamartia 4 Spoudaios. Mimesis ( Imitation)

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ARISTOTLE CRITIC OF THE CLASSIC AGE (TUTOR OF ALEXANDER) Prepared by Nirmala Varghese

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  1. ARISTOTLE CRITIC OF THE CLASSIC AGE (TUTOR OF ALEXANDER) Prepared by Nirmala Varghese Assistant Professor Dept of English Christian College

  2. POETICS discusses concepts like • 1 Mimesis • 2.Katharsis • 3 Hamartia 4 Spoudaios

  3. Mimesis ( Imitation) • Platonic view of art refuted by Aristotle For Plato, imitation implies mere copying and hence trivial and insignificant For Aristotle, imitation is creative and dynamic Poetic imitation ,for Aristotle is a imitation of inner human action

  4. Katharsis [ Purgation/ Purification of emotions ( pity and fear)in excess] • Meanings associated with katharsis • 1 Therapeutic • 2 Moral • 3. Structural • 4 Intellectual

  5. Hamartia ( Tragic flaw/ Error in Judgement) • The protagonist commits a moral error and for this, he receives his punishment • Eg. Shakespeare’s heroes( King Lear ) • Oedipus Rex

  6. Spoudaios( Noble Character) • Character determines moral choice/moral purpose • Tragedy imitates noble character

  7. Components of a tragedy • 1 Plot • 2 Character • 3 Thought • 4. Diction • 5. Spectacle • 6 Song

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