One of the most famous and the great philosophers and thinkers of ancient Greece, Aristotle considered."Poetics" - the largest but not the only one of his works.The legacy of Aristotle is truly enormous, and his life - is rich in events.
biography
The vast majority of pupils and students to hear the name of this famous Greek teacher, called two facts: he was a pupil of Socrates himself, in turn, taught Alexander the Great.What else was famous Aristotle? «Poetics" is certainly a thing that has kept his name through the ages, but it's not the only thing that can be said about the individual thinker.It is known that he was born in Stagira between 384 and 383 BCEAbout twenty years Aristotle spent to study in the Academy of Plato's great.The researchers argue that, most likely, he himself taught there for some time.After graduation he became a philosopher, teacher of the future Emperor Alexander.Maybe he got the job because of germ, an ally of the Macedonian king Philip II.He was the father of Alexander.After the successful ascent of the young hero to the throne, Aristotle returned home, and from there he moved to Athens.There, he founded his own school - "Lyceum".This period in the life of the philosopher considered the most fruitful.Many dialogs, "Metaphysics", "ethics", "Politics" - all this is then created by Aristotle."Poetics" is supposed to have been written to them at about the same time.Once in 323 BCAlexander died, the position of the philosopher in society has deteriorated significantly.In 322 BC,He died.
Creativity
Many people firmly seated in the minds of the association: Aristotle - "Poetics."However, he is the author of numerous works.They can be divided into two categories: the exoteric works, created in the form of dialogues and probably needful to the public, and works written by him only for a narrow circle of disciples.
«Poetics": the goals, objectives, content
«Poetics" Aristotle briefly summarizes all the literary theories of the time, and sets a number of aesthetic standards.It is a treatise devoted entirely to the drama.There is reason to assume that originally it consisted of two parts, but the first is not preserved.Currently, the most common theory is that, in the first half of the manuscript produced a detailed analysis of comedy.At the beginning of the works of Aristotle gives his interpretation of the term "poetics".Any art, he says, is based on the mimesis, ie imitating nature.All kinds of poetry, according to Aristotle, differ from each other by three features:
1. They reproduce various items.
2. This is accomplished by various means.
3. Accordingly, when you play using a variety of ways.
example, avletika and kifaristika based on harmony and rhythm, whereas the verbal creativity mainly uses prose and meter.Types of poetry and may vary depending on the types of imitation: an epic - it is an objective narrative of what happened before, the lyrics are based on subjective impressions of the narrator, the drama depicts events in the dynamics.Then the philosopher offers his definition of comedy and tragedy.The first - a work satirizes human foibles.The second - any specific action in the past.In the opinion of Aristotle, tragedy is born of improvisation.It is characterized by "emblazoned speech", consists of six elements: plot, thought, scenic environment, characters of text and music.Such now widely used terms as "peripeteia", "catharsis", "catastrophe", "recognition", first introduced by Aristotle."Poetics," "rhetoric" and his other works had an enormous influence on modern philosophy.
