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The Poetics of Aristotle, by Aristotle.

The Plot, then, is the first principle, and, as it were, the soul of a tragedy: Character holds the second place. A similar fact is seen in painting. The most beautiful colours, laid on confusedly, will not give as much pleasure as the chalk outline of a portrait. Thus Tragedy is the imitation of an action, and of the agents mainly with a view to the action.”

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Written by Mike Cohen

August 4, 2011 at 1:13 pm

Posted in Craft, Uncategorized