Three difference suggested by Aristotle in 'poetics'
- 1. Name:-Hitaxi H Bhatt. Roll No:- 03 Sem:- M.A( Sem :-01) Paper:- 03( Literary theory and criticism western :-1) Topic:- Three difference suggested by Aristotle in ‘Poetics’ Submitted to:- S.B.Gardi, Department of English, M.K.Bhavnagar
- 2. Aristotle was disciple of Plato but he differs fromPlato in many points. Aristotle says that poetry is an imitation of an imitation twice removed fromreality but it is not carbon copy of the physical thing. He says that if the poet gives something less than life, he also gives something more than life. Aristotle also says that all fine arts differfromone anotherin three ways. They are… Difference of means Difference of objects Difference in manner of imitation
- 4. 1) Difference of means In literature the use of language becomes the means. In music the use of musical instruments like flute or lyre becomes the means. Sometimes means are identified as mediums. Any artist expresses his ideas and feelings regarding things and person through particular means or medium. The artist also chooses a particular fine art for his expression and the selection of a particular fine art goes with the mode of imitation.
- 5. 2. Difference of objects The objects and imitatorrepresents the action with agent who are necessarily either good man orbad man. Aristotle says that in workof art man depicted eitherabove orbelow in degree of theirattributes. It means the characterin a workof art may be betterthan real people orthey may be worse than real people. However, the artist delineates the characters as he finds themin real life. Difference in objects is also shown through
- 6. The third difference is the mannerof Imitaion. When workof art in literature includes simple narration. The writerdirectly tells about the characters and events to the readers. Thus, simple narration is one way of communicative things to the readers. Sometimes the authoruses the simple narration and then speaks through an assumed character. Such type of narration becomes complex narration. There is also third mannerof communicating things in which the writer represents the whole story dramatically through characters as if they were actually doing things
- 8. Aristotle says that in tragedy the tragic events invoke the feeling of pity and fear in the minds of the audience orthe proper‘purgation of minds’ . Through pity and fearAristotle also emphasis that three should be an organic whole in a workof art. He says that plot must have beginning , middle and end. He also talks about the three unities required in a workof art. They are unity of time place and action.