The document discusses Aristotle's theory of tragedy from his work Poetics. It outlines the six key aspects of Greek tragedy according to Aristotle: catharsis, hamartia, universality, artful diction, unity of action, and spectacle. For each aspect, the document provides explanations and examples from Greek tragedies like Oedipus Rex to illustrate Aristotle's concepts. It also discusses how these tragic elements can be connected to elements of contemporary culture.
3. “ Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty, That is All Ye Know on Earth and All Ye Need to Know.” Keats What is the difference between…
4. “ Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty, That is All Ye Know on Earth and All Ye Need to Know.” Keats What is the difference between… the truth and
5. “ Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty, That is All Ye Know on Earth and All Ye Need to Know.” Keats What is the difference between… the truth and T ruth ?
6. The eternal paradox of literature: Art always tells the Truth
7. John Malkovich as himself in Being John Malkovich 1999 The eternal paradox of literature: Art always tells the Truth even when it’s lying.
8. The eternal paradox of literature: What’s T rue need not be true.
9. The eternal paradox of literature: Although a story is fictional… Its THEME is always True.
23. 496-406 B.C. “ Fortunate Sophocles who after a long life died, a happy and a gifted man after writing many fine tragedies he made a good end, having endured no evil. ” Phrynichas, Greek Comic Poet
30. Aristotle BEAUTY can be found by analyzing art and determining its underlying form.
31. From Aristotle’s Poetics “ TRAGEDY, then, is a representation of an action that is worth serious attention, complete in itself, and of some amplitude; in language enriched by a variety of artistic devices appropriate to the several parts of the play ; presented in the form of action , not narration; by means of pity and fear bringing about the purgation of such emotions.
34. From Aristotle’s Poetics The Six Aspects of Tragedy 4. Artful Diction: Purposeful use of style 5. Unity of Action: “ Triangle-formed” plot which includes peripeteia 6. Spectacle: Viewable
36. CHORUS : Sang to arouse emotion in the audience. ULTIMATE PURPOSE : ARETE for the POLIS # 1 ACTION : Real enough to allow for vicarious experience.
53. # 5 “ FEAR and PITY may be aroused by spectacular means; but they may also result from the INNER STRUCTURE of the piece, which is the better way , and indicates a superior poet. For the plot ought to be so constructed that, even without the aid of the eye, he who hears the tale told will thrill with horror and melt to pity at what takes place. ” Poetics XIV
56. # 6 “ But to produce this effect by the mere spectacle alone is a LESS artistic method, and dependent on extraneous aids. Those who employ spectacular means to create a sense not of the terrible but only of the monstrous, are strangers to the purpose of Tragedy; for we must not demand of Tragedy any and every kind of pleasure, but only that which is proper to it .” Poetics