Poetics: With the Tractatus Coislinianus, Reconstruction of Poetics II, and the Fragments of the On Poets (Bk. 1)

Richard Janko's acclaimed translation of Aristotle's Poetics is accompanied by the most comprehensive commentary available in English that does not presume knowledge of the original Greek. Two other unique features are Janko's translations with notes of both the Tractatus Coislinianus , which is argued to be a summary of the lost second book of the Poetics, and fragments of Aristotle’s dialogue On Poets, including recently discovered texts about catharsis, which appear in English for the first time. The Importance Of Poetics -- Plato's Challenge To Poetry -- Aristotle And His Reply -- Aristotle's Concept Of Representation -- Aristotle On The Purpose Of Literature -- The Structure Of The Poetics -- The Present Translation -- Notes On The Text. Aristotle. With The Tractatus Coislinianus. A Hypothetical Reconstruction Of Poetics Ii. The Fragments Of The On Poets ; Translated With Notes By Richard Janko. Cover Title: Poetics. Includes Index. Contains, In Addition To The Translation Of The Extant Portion Of Aristotle's Poetics (here Called Poetics I), A Translation Of The Anonymous Tractatus Coislinianus, Which Janko Sees As An Outline Of The Lost Poetics Ii, Together With Janko's Hypothetical Reconstruction Of Poetics Ii, And The A Extant Fragments Of Aristotle's Peri Poiētōn, Also In Translation. Bibliography: P. 227-230. One of the first books written on what is now called aesthetics. Although parts are lost (e.g., comedy), it has been very influential in western thought, such as the part on tragedy.