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One of the most significant works of poetics of the Renaissance, covering the historical development of poetry, the theoretical basis of poetics, and the practicalities of reading and writing poetry.

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Preface Introduction The Author to the Reader Book I I. On the name and significance of poetry II. On the origin and merits of poetry III. Concerning the poet IV. On the matter of the poet V. On the purpose of the poet VI. On the meaning of poem and poetry VII. Concerning the kinds of poetry VIII. On imitation or the story [fabula] IX. On the structure of the story X. On episodes and digressions XI. On the forms of the story [fabula] XII. On the parts of the story XIII. On the method of making fiction XIV. Concerning marvelous events in fiction XV. On decorum XVI. On verse [carmen] XVII. On the embellishment of poetic style XVIII. Why it is more important to pay attention to imitation than to verse XIX. On the beauty of a poem Book II I. On the differences between poems II. On the epic III. What some require in the epic IV. On the nature or form of the epic V. On the parts of the epic VI. Where the narrative of the epic ought to begin VII. What precepts ought to be especially observed in narrating VIII. On tragedy IX. On the nature and form of tragedy X. On the parts of tragedy XI. Whether tragedy or epic is the more excellent XII. On the origin of comedy and its species XIII. On the meaning and definition of comedy XIV. On the form of comedy XV. On the parts of comedy XVI. Tragedy and comedy are compared, and it is explained what tragicomedy is Book III I. On satires II. How satyrs were at first put into tragedy and were subsequently excluded III. On the satyric story IV. Whether comedy had satyrs V. On Latin satire VI. On the mime VII. On bucolic poetry VIII. What bucolic poetry is, and what and how many are its parts IX. On the melic or lyric poem X. Whether there is any imitation in the lyric or how many parts the lyric poem has XI. On the lyric chorus XII. On the dithyrambic

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      Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
      Publication Date: 07/01/1987
      ISBN13: 9780227678961, 978-0227678961
      ISBN10: 0227678966

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of the most significant works of poetics of the Renaissance, covering the historical development of poetry, the theoretical basis of poetics, and the practicalities of reading and writing poetry.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction The Author to the Reader Book I I. On the name and significance of poetry II. On the origin and merits of poetry III. Concerning the poet IV. On the matter of the poet V. On the purpose of the poet VI. On the meaning of poem and poetry VII. Concerning the kinds of poetry VIII. On imitation or the story [fabula] IX. On the structure of the story X. On episodes and digressions XI. On the forms of the story [fabula] XII. On the parts of the story XIII. On the method of making fiction XIV. Concerning marvelous events in fiction XV. On decorum XVI. On verse [carmen] XVII. On the embellishment of poetic style XVIII. Why it is more important to pay attention to imitation than to verse XIX. On the beauty of a poem Book II I. On the differences between poems II. On the epic III. What some require in the epic IV. On the nature or form of the epic V. On the parts of the epic VI. Where the narrative of the epic ought to begin VII. What precepts ought to be especially observed in narrating VIII. On tragedy IX. On the nature and form of tragedy X. On the parts of tragedy XI. Whether tragedy or epic is the more excellent XII. On the origin of comedy and its species XIII. On the meaning and definition of comedy XIV. On the form of comedy XV. On the parts of comedy XVI. Tragedy and comedy are compared, and it is explained what tragicomedy is Book III I. On satires II. How satyrs were at first put into tragedy and were subsequently excluded III. On the satyric story IV. Whether comedy had satyrs V. On Latin satire VI. On the mime VII. On bucolic poetry VIII. What bucolic poetry is, and what and how many are its parts IX. On the melic or lyric poem X. Whether there is any imitation in the lyric or how many parts the lyric poem has XI. On the lyric chorus XII. On the dithyrambic

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