Aristotle's concept of tragedy
Aristotle's concept of tragedy “The Poetics” is chiefly about Tragedy which is regarded as the highest poetic form. Abercrombie says: “But the theory of Tragedy is worked out with such insight and comprehensions and it becomes the type of the theory of literature.” Aristotle reveals that imitation is the common basis of all the fine arts which differ from each other in their medium of imitation, objects of imitation and manner of imitation. Poetry differs from music in its medium of imitation. Epic poetry and dramatic poetry differs on the basis of manner of imitation. Dramatic poetry itself is divisible in Tragic or Comic on the basis of objects of imitation. Tragedy imitates men as better and comedy as worse then they are. Thus, Aristotle establishes the unique nature of Tragedy. Aristotle traces the origin and development of poetry. Earlier, poetry was of two kinds. There were ‘Iambs’ or ‘Invectives’, on one hand, which developed into satiric poetry, and ‘hymns’ ...