LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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Plato
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Aristotle
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Horace
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Ovid
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Detailed explanation-1: -Poetics was written by Aristotle. The work is Aristotle’s response to Plato who represents poetry as a mere imitation in The Republic. He defines various forms of poetry and its structure along with the role of art in ethical and social functioning.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Poetics of Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) is a much-disdained book. So unpoetic a soul as Aristotle’s has no business speaking about such a topic, much less telling poets how to go about their business.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Poetics is in part Aristotle’s response to his teacher, Plato, who argues in The Republic that poetry is representation of mere appearances and is thus misleading and morally suspect.
Detailed explanation-4: -Poetics was written by Aristotle. The work is Aristotle’s response to Plato who represents poetry as a mere imitation in The Republic. He defines various forms of poetry and its structure along with the role of art in ethical and social functioning.