Aristotle On Poetics Translated by Seth Benardete and Michael Da With an introduction by Michael Davis ® St. Augustine’s Press South Bend, Indiana 2002Copyright © 2002 by Seth Benardete and Michael Davis All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical; photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of St. Augustine’s Press. 123456789 09 08.07 06 05 04 03 02 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Aristotle. [Poetics. English] Aristotle's On poetics / translated by Seth Benardete and Michael Davis with an introduction by Michael Davis. p.cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-58731-025-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) ~- ISBN 1-58731-026-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Poetry — Early works to 1800. 2. Aesthetics - Early ‘works to 1800. I. Title: On poetics. II. Benardete, Seth. Ill. Davis, Michael, 1947- IV. Title. PN1040.A513 2001 808.2 - dce21 2001005879 co The paper used in this publication meets the ruinimnum requirements of the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) - Paper for documents — Requirements for permanence - ISO 9706: 1994. Printed in the Czech Republic by Newton Printing Ltd, wiow.newtonpristing comContents Preface Introduction On Poetics Appendices 1. References to On Poetics in Other Texts of Aristotle 2. Aristotle On the Parts of Animals 644b22-645a30 3, Aristotle Rhetoric (various) 4. Pseudo-Aristotle Problemata 5. Aristotle Politics (various) 6. Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics (various) Indexes Index of Proper Names and Titles Word Index B 76 728 84 86 87 90 94