Aristotle on Tragedy

Dr. Ellie Anderson, philosophy professor and co-host of Overthink podcast, discusses a classic text of aesthetics and the most influential work of theater theory, Aristotle's Poetics. Ellie breaks down the various characteristics and elements Aristotle identifies including plot, form, character, discovery, peripeteia, and more. Textbook is Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology reader, ed. Cahn and Meskin (Blackwell, 2008).

This video is part of a series introducing philosophers' views of art and aesthetics.

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