Poetics
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Poetics is Aristotle’s foundational treatise on literary theory and drama, especially tragedy, that analyzes the principles of plot, character, and artistic imitation.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poetics canonical | 8 |
| Aristotelian catharsis | 2 |
| Aristotelian poetics | 2 |
| Aristotle's Poetics | 2 |
| Poetics by Aristotle | 2 |
| Aristotelian unities | 1 |
| Aristotle’s Poetics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poetics Context triple: [Aristotle, notableWork, Poetics]
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A.
Pindar's odes
Pindar's odes are a collection of ancient Greek lyric poems, especially victory songs, renowned for their complex style, mythological allusions, and celebration of athletic triumphs.
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B.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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C.
Commentaries on Aristotle
Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
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D.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that explores themes of love, rhetoric, and the soul through a conversation between Socrates and the young Athenian Phaedrus.
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E.
Hippias Major
Hippias Major is a Platonic dialogue in which Socrates and the sophist Hippias attempt, and repeatedly fail, to define the nature of beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poetics Target entity description: Poetics is Aristotle’s foundational treatise on literary theory and drama, especially tragedy, that analyzes the principles of plot, character, and artistic imitation.
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A.
Pindar's odes
Pindar's odes are a collection of ancient Greek lyric poems, especially victory songs, renowned for their complex style, mythological allusions, and celebration of athletic triumphs.
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B.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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C.
Commentaries on Aristotle
Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
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D.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that explores themes of love, rhetoric, and the soul through a conversation between Socrates and the young Athenian Phaedrus.
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E.
Hippias Major
Hippias Major is a Platonic dialogue in which Socrates and the sophist Hippias attempt, and repeatedly fail, to define the nature of beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
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literary theory work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| analyzes |
components of plot
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role of character in drama ⓘ role of diction in poetry ⓘ role of melody in tragedy ⓘ role of spectacle in tragedy ⓘ role of thought in tragedy ⓘ structure of tragedy ⓘ |
| argues | poetry is more philosophical than history ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
catharsis of pity and fear
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imitation of action ⓘ |
| classifies |
complex plots
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simple plots ⓘ |
| comparesWith | epic poetry ⓘ |
| defines |
epic poetry
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tragedy ⓘ |
| discusses | six parts of tragedy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
coherent causal structure in drama
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probability and necessity in plot ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anagnorisis
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catharsis ⓘ character ⓘ hamartia ⓘ mimesis ⓘ peripeteia ⓘ plot ⓘ poetic imitation ⓘ tragic hero ⓘ unity of action ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGreek | Περὶ ποιητικῆς ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance literary theory
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Western literary criticism ⓘ neoclassical drama ⓘ |
| lists | plot as most important element of tragedy ⓘ |
| lostSectionTopic |
comedy
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dithyrambic poetry ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
drama
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literary theory ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partiallySurvivesAs | treatise on tragedy ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| timeOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Poetics Description of subject: Poetics is Aristotle’s foundational treatise on literary theory and drama, especially tragedy, that analyzes the principles of plot, character, and artistic imitation.
Referenced by (18)
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