The Poetics
Original title: Poetics
Also published as: Aristotle on the Art of Poetry
first published 1913 Ediciones del Pensamiento Nacional, 2004 paperback
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.
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