This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, the Poetics, focusing on three key distinctions he brings up early on in the work, which bear upon different kinds of mimetic arts (including tragedy, comedy, epic, other poetry, and musical performances).

The distinction is between the: Media of the mimetic work (en hois) Objects (or content) of the mimetic work (ha) Mode (or how) of the mimetic work (hōs)

The six parts or elements of tragedy fall into this Diction and Lyric Poetry are the Media Plot, Character, and Thought are the Objects Spectacle is the Mode

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Broadcast on:

23 Jan 2024