Literary Articles
Pages
(Move to ...)
Home
▼
Showing posts with label
Greek Literature
.
Show all posts
Showing posts with label
Greek Literature
.
Show all posts
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The Role of Fate in the Downfall of Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'
›
For the Greeks, `Fate` means the foretelling of what will happen. It is the essential part of Greek tragedies and epics and in the...
Monday, December 9, 2013
“The Iliad” as a Primary Epic
›
An epic has been generally described as a long narrative poem, on a grand scale, about the deeds of warriors and heroes, kings and Gods. I...
Aristotle's Definition of Epic in Poetics and his Consideration of Tragedy as Superior to an Epic
›
To Aristotle, an Epic is a narrative poem written in heroic hexa-metre. It has four constituent parts namely plot , character, thought,...
Aristotle's Theory of Purgation or Cahersis and the Functions of a Tragedy as Given in Poetics
›
Aristotle believes in teleology, a metaphysical position according to which everything has a function or end to fulfill. Every kin...
Aristotle’s Definition of Tragedy and Tragic Hero in Poetics
›
In chapter 6 of Poetics Aristotle embarks upon the most important subject of Poetics - the tragic drama. And in the following chap...
›
Home
View web version