Castelvetro on the Art of Poetry. An Abridged Translation of Lodovico Castelvetro's Poetica D'Aristotle Vulgarizzata et Sposta.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - leicht besto�n, Fu�chnitt leicht angeschmutzt, sonst sehr sauber und in gutem Zustand / slightly scuffed, bottom edge slightly soiled, otherwise very clean and in good condition. - Contents Preface Introduction Part I: General Theory of Poetry 1. Poetry and History 2. Plot the Peculiar Concern of Poetic Theory 3. Poetry is Imitation 4. Poetry and Painting 5. Imitations Require Metre 6. Medleys of Prose and Verse 7. On Dialogues 8. Metre Does Not Make the Poem or Determine its Species 9. History and the Arts and Sciences Not Fit Subjects for Poetry 10. Metre Conceded to Oracles 11. Poetry Imitates Three Kinds of Men 12. The Species of Poetry Determined by the Social Station of its Characters 13. History May Deal with Other than Human Actions 14. Analogy with Painting 15. The Modes of Imitation 16. The Five Kinds of Speakers in Narrative Poems 17. The Modes of Imitation Reconsidered Part II: The Origin of Poetry in General and of its Species 1. The Inventors of Poetry 2. Poetry and Madness 3. Two Kinds of Poets 4. Poets Not Imitators in Aristotle's Sense 5. Native Genius and Art 6. Imitation as a Source of Pleasure 7. Poetry and Painting Do Not Yield the Same Pleasure 8. The Inventors of the Species of Poetry Part III: Tragedy 1. The Definition of Tragedy 2. The Qualitative Parts of Tragedy 3. The Quantitative Parts of Tragedy 4. The Relative Importance of the Qualitative Parts 5. The Plot and its Eight Requirements 6. Recognition and its Means 7. Complication and Resolution 8. The Solution of Difficulties 9. The Unhappy Ending 10. Tragic Pleasure and the Spectacle 11. Happiness and Misery as Ends of Tragedy and Comedy 12. Plots and their Emotional Effects 13. Actions and Sufferings of Tragic Agents 14. Tragic Character 15. Circumstances that Render Incidents More or Less Piteous and Fear-Inspiring 16. Thought 17. Language 18. The Chorus 19. The Prologue 20. The Four Species of Tragedy Part IV: Comedy Part V: Epic Poetry 1. How Epic Poetry Resembles Tragedy 2. Epic Poetry and Tragedy: Plot, Language, and Metre 3. How Epic Poetry Differs from Tragedy 4. Faults to be Avoided by Epic Poetry and Tragedy 5. Nomenclature Part VI: The Defense of Poets 1. Three Defensible Objects of Imitation 2. Acceptable and Unacceptable Errors 3. Errors in the Art of Poetry 4. Impossibilities 5. More on the Defensible Objects of Imitation 6. Impossibilities, Improbabilities, Contradictions Part VII: Whether Epic Poetry or Tragedy Is the Superior Type 1. Epic Poetry to be Ranked above Tragedy 2. Arguments for Superiority of Epic Poetry Refuted 3. Tragedy to be Ranked above Epic Poetry Notes Indices. ISBN 9780866980630