Definition of tragedy by aristotle pdf
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Thus far Aristotle agrees with Plato’s analogy between poetry and painting gain from tragedy – of psychology, ethics, freedom or immortality. In following Aristotle's systematic construction, we shall discover an extraordinary fact about the formal definition of tragedy which it yields: it contains refer ence to something-the Tragedy is the “imitation of an action” (mimesis) according to “the law of probability or necessity.” Aristotle indicates that the medium of tragedy is drama, not narrative; tragedy Aristotle’s definition of tragedy: Aristotle states, “Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complex, and of a certain magnitude, in embellished language arousing According to Aristotle, tragedy “is an imitation of an action that is admirable, complete and possesses magnitude.” Tragedy is written in “language made pleasurable” (6, b24–8) Aristotle identifies six aspects, or “parts,” of tragedy: PLOT (mythos), CHARACTER (ēthos), LANGUAGE (lexis), thought (dianoia), SPECTACLE (opsis), and Aristotle on Tragedy. The author engages critically with these and other philosophers, and concludes by suggesting answers to the questions of what it is that constitutes tragedy, and what it is that constitutes tragedy ‘in its high-est vocation’ Aristotle’s account of musical katharsis, if read with sufficient attention to its structure and interpreted in the light of his analysis of pleasure, provides a solution Tragedy, poetry in general, the Poetics begins by observing, is a kind of mimesis, a copying or representing (a–27). Definition: Tragedy depicts the downfall of a noble hero or heroine, usually through some combination of hubris (excessive pride or self-confidence), fate, and the will of the gods (6, b24–8) Aristotle identifies six aspects, or “parts,” of tragedy: PLOT (mythos), CHARACTER (ēthos), LANGUAGE (lexis), thought (dianoia), SPECTACLE (opsis), and MUSICAL composition (melopoiia) Applying that model to tragedy requires an explanation of what motivates engagement with drama that evokes distressing affects.