Aristotle's Poetics: Translated and with a commentary by George Whalley (Volume 9)

Aristotle's Poetics: Translated and with a commentary by George Whalley (Volume 9) by Aristotle. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780773516120.

George Whalleys English translation of the Poetics breathes new life into the study of Aristotles aesthetics by allowing the English-speaking student to experience the dynamic quality characteristic of Aristotles arguments in the original Greek. Aristotles Poetics combines a complete translation of the Poetics with a running commentary, printed on facing pages, that keeps the reader in continuous contact with the linguistic and critical subtleties of the original while highlighting crucial issues for students of literature and literary theory. Whalleys unconventional interpretation emphasizes Aristotles treatment of art as dynamic process rather than finished product. The volume includes two essays by Whalley in which he outlines his method and purpose. He identifies a deep congruence between Aristotles understanding of mimesis and Samuel Taylor Coleridges view of imagination. Whalleys new translation makes a major contribution to the study of not only the Poetics and tragedy but all literature and aesthetics.