1. Epic and Tragedy (poetics) What is an epic? What is a tragedy? How tragedies originated? How Epic originated? Nine characteristics of epic, examples of famous epic Six…
Slide 1 “All men by nature desire knowledge.”- Aristotle Slide 2 Tragedy deals with the big themes of love, loss, pride, the abuse of power, and the relationships…
Slide 1 Aristotle’s Poetics Slide 2 "The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead." Slide 3 Aristotle’s Poetics circa 335 BCE…