Tuesday, July 9

300 WORDS - on a critical reading of .

Aristotle Poetics  (2ndary source)...  Capture what Aristotle says about these components of drama:
  • action
  • structure:  beginning middle end - later, the 5 parts
  • episodic moments
  • revolution
  • discovery
  • conditions turning into their opposite
  • the hierarchy of development of tragic plot:  what's best, second  best, and worst 
What do YOU "get" from reading this piece?
  1. What is the outstanding bit that inspires or frightens YOU?
  2. Does he have "sources"?  What?  From where does he "get" this?
  3. What seems to be his purpose or motive in this instruction on writing?
350 400 words  (1.5 - 2 pages)  300 WORDS - Due July 17
This is to be a minimum of three paragraphs.  Why?
This is to have a compelling title, i.e., not "Aristotle Poetics"