Aristotle’s Poetics, translation and commentary in progress, Chapter 1
2015.11.27 | By Gregory Nagy In the posting for 2015.10.15, “Homo ludens in the world of ancient Greek verbal art,” I translated and commented on some of the arguments made by Aristotle in Part 4 of his Poetics. In the posting here, I backtrack, translating and commenting on all of Part 1. My translation and commentary here are part of a larger project that will cover the text of the… Read more