Poetics
by Aristotle
Aristotle's study of tragedy and epic poetry, and the earliest surviving work of literary theory in the West. It sets out plot, character and the idea of catharsis, and explains why imitation gives people pleasure and understanding.
- Chapters
- 26
- Narration
- 89 minutes
- Original language
- Ancient Greek
- Translation
- S. H. Butcher
Chapters
- 1Chapter I3 min
- 2Chapter II1 min
- 3Chapter III2 min
- 4Chapter IV5 min
- 5Chapter V2 min
- 6Chapter VI6 min
- 7Chapter VII3 min
- 8Chapter VIII2 min
- 9Chapter IX4 min
- 10Chapter X1 min
- 11Chapter XI2 min
- 12Chapter XII1 min
- 13Chapter XIII4 min
- 14Chapter XIV4 min
- 15Chapter XV3 min
- 16Chapter XVI4 min
- 17Chapter XVII3 min
- 18Chapter XVIII4 min
- 19Chapter XIX2 min
- 20Chapter XX4 min
- 21Chapter XXI5 min
- 22Chapter XXII5 min
- 23Chapter XXIII2 min
- 24Chapter XXIV6 min
- 25Chapter XXV8 min
- 26Chapter XXVI4 min
Poetics is in the public domain. This audiobook is narrated by an AI voice, from the complete text, with nothing abridged. The text follows the narration word by word while you listen.