mimesis imitations
… dialogues (philos)
also the dialogues or
‘mounting’ to a climax
learn staging spectacle
tragedy imitates the
political man important
thing is the story. not
necessarily the character
plot is the imitating
principle for exam
the mis en scène can
excite emotion poetry
= creation history =
recreation e.g. an idea
of ideal tragedy
vicious people must not
be shown passing from
misfortune to good fortune
i.e. single rather than
double recognition
I that am dwarfish,
naught, and of ill favour
links with ch.17
a. incompleteness
of the poetics
c. a. hawley 26.7.62
the poetics – aristotle


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