Poetics

Name: Poetics
Author: Aristotle

Aristotle (384–322 BC)

Aristotle's Poetics in the Greek text edited by Immanuel Bekker.

Chapter 1 Subchapter 1.1

Subchapter 1.2

Subchapter 1.3

Subchapter 1.4

Subchapter 1.5

Subchapter 1.6

Subchapter 1.7

Subchapter 1.8

Subchapter 1.9

Subchapter 1.10

Subchapter 1.11

Subchapter 1.12

Subchapter 1.13

Subchapter 1.14

Chapter 2 Subchapter 2.1

Subchapter 2.2

Subchapter 2.3

Subchapter 2.4

Subchapter 2.5

Subchapter 2.6

Subchapter 2.7

Chapter 3 Subchapter 3.1

Subchapter 3.2

Subchapter 3.3

Subchapter 3.4

Subchapter 3.5

Subchapter 3.6

Subchapter 3.7

Chapter 4 Subchapter 4.1

Subchapter 4.2

Subchapter 4.3

Subchapter 4.4

Subchapter 4.5

Subchapter 4.6

Subchapter 4.7

Subchapter 4.8

Subchapter 4.9

Subchapter 4.10

Subchapter 4.11

Subchapter 4.12

Subchapter 4.13

Subchapter 4.14

Subchapter 4.15

Subchapter 4.16

Subchapter 4.17

Subchapter 4.18

Subchapter 4.19

Subchapter 4.20

Subchapter 4.21

Chapter 5 Subchapter 5.1

Subchapter 5.2

Subchapter 5.3

Subchapter 5.4

Subchapter 5.5

Subchapter 5.6

Subchapter 5.7

Subchapter 5.8

Subchapter 5.9

Subchapter 5.10

Subchapter 5.11

Chapter 6 Subchapter 6.1

Subchapter 6.2

Subchapter 6.3

Subchapter 6.4

Subchapter 6.5

Subchapter 6.6

Subchapter 6.7

Subchapter 6.8

Subchapter 6.9

Subchapter 6.10

Subchapter 6.11

Subchapter 6.12

Subchapter 6.13

Subchapter 6.14

Subchapter 6.15

Subchapter 6.16

Subchapter 6.17

Subchapter 6.18

Subchapter 6.19

Subchapter 6.20

Subchapter 6.21

Subchapter 6.22

Subchapter 6.23

Subchapter 6.24

Subchapter 6.25

Subchapter 6.26

Subchapter 6.27

Subchapter 6.28

Chapter 7 Subchapter 7.1

Subchapter 7.2

Subchapter 7.3

Subchapter 7.4

Subchapter 7.5

Subchapter 7.6

Subchapter 7.7

Subchapter 7.8

Subchapter 7.9

Subchapter 7.10

Subchapter 7.11

Subchapter 7.12

Chapter 8 Subchapter 8.1

Subchapter 8.2

Subchapter 8.3

Subchapter 8.4

Chapter 9 Subchapter 9.1

Subchapter 9.2

Subchapter 9.3

Subchapter 9.4

Subchapter 9.5

Subchapter 9.6

Subchapter 9.7

Subchapter 9.8

Subchapter 9.9

Subchapter 9.10

Subchapter 9.11

Caput XII: Subchapter 9.11b

Caput XIII: Subchapter 9.11c

Subchapter 9.12

Subchapter 9.13

Chapter 10 Subchapter 10.1

Subchapter 10.2

Subchapter 10.3

Subchapter 10.4

Chapter 11 Subchapter 11.1

Subchapter 11.2

Subchapter 11.3

Subchapter 11.4

Subchapter 11.5

Subchapter 11.6

Subchapter 11.7

Subchapter 11.8

Subchapter 11.9

Subchapter 11.10

Chapter 12 Subchapter 12.1

Subchapter 12.2

Subchapter 12.3

Subchapter 12.4

Subchapter 12.5

Subchapter 12.6

Subchapter 12.7

Subchapter 12.8

Subchapter 12.9

Subchapter 12.10

Chapter 13 Subchapter 13.1

Subchapter 13.2

Subchapter 13.3

Subchapter 13.4

Subchapter 13.5

Subchapter 13.6

Subchapter 13.7

Subchapter 13.8

Subchapter 13.9

Subchapter 13.10

Subchapter 13.11

Subchapter 13.12

Subchapter 13.13

Chapter 14 Subchapter 14.1

Subchapter 14.2

Subchapter 14.3

Subchapter 14.4

Subchapter 14.5

Subchapter 14.6

Subchapter 14.7

Subchapter 14.8

Subchapter 14.9

Subchapter 14.10

Subchapter 14.11

Subchapter 14.12

Subchapter 14.13

Subchapter 14.14

Subchapter 14.15

Subchapter 14.16

Subchapter 14.17

Subchapter 14.18

Subchapter 14.19

Subchapter 14.20

Subchapter 14.21

Chapter 15 Subchapter 15.1

Subchapter 15.2

Subchapter 15.3

Subchapter 15.4

Subchapter 15.5

Subchapter 15.6

Subchapter 15.7

Subchapter 15.8

Subchapter 15.9

Subchapter 15.10

Caput XI: Subchapter 15.10b

Caput XII: Subchapter 15.10c

Caput XIII: Subchapter 15.10d

Subchapter 15.11

Subchapter 15.12

Chapter 16 Subchapter 16.1

Subchapter 16.2

Subchapter 16.3

Subchapter 16.4

Subchapter 16.5

Subchapter 16.6

Subchapter 16.7

Subchapter 16.8

Subchapter 16.9

Subchapter 16.10

Subchapter 16.11

Subchapter 16.12

Chapter 17 Subchapter 17.1

Subchapter 17.2

Subchapter 17.3

Subchapter 17.4

Subchapter 17.5

Subchapter 17.6

Subchapter 17.7

Subchapter 17.8

Subchapter 17.9

Subchapter 17.10

Subchapter 17.11

Chapter 18 Subchapter 18.1

Subchapter 18.2

Subchapter 18.3

Subchapter 18.4

Subchapter 18.5

Subchapter 18.6

Subchapter 18.7

Subchapter 18.8

Subchapter 18.9

Subchapter 18.10

Subchapter 18.11

Subchapter 18.12

Subchapter 18.13

Subchapter 18.14

Subchapter 18.15

Subchapter 18.16

Subchapter 18.17

Subchapter 18.18

Subchapter 18.19

Subchapter 18.20

Chapter 19 Subchapter 19.1

Subchapter 19.2

Subchapter 19.3

Subchapter 19.4

Subchapter 19.5

Subchapter 19.6

Subchapter 19.7

Subchapter 19.8

Subchapter 19.9

Chapter 20 Subchapter 20.1

Subchapter 20.2

Subchapter 20.3

Subchapter 20.4

Subchapter 20.5

Subchapter 20.6

Subchapter 20.7

Subchapter 20.8

Subchapter 20.9

Subchapter 20.10

Subchapter 20.11

Subchapter 20.12

Subchapter 20.13

Chapter 21 Subchapter 21.1

Subchapter 21.2

Subchapter 21.3

Subchapter 21.4

Subchapter 21.5

Subchapter 21.6

Subchapter 21.7

Subchapter 21.8

Subchapter 21.9

Subchapter 21.10

Subchapter 21.11

Subchapter 21.12

Subchapter 21.13

Subchapter 21.14

Subchapter 21.15

Subchapter 21.16

Subchapter 21.17

Subchapter 21.18

Subchapter 21.19

Subchapter 21.20

Subchapter 21.21

Subchapter 21.22

Subchapter 21.23

Subchapter 21.24

Subchapter 21.25

Subchapter 21.26

Chapter 22 Subchapter 22.1

Subchapter 22.2

Subchapter 22.3

Subchapter 22.4

Subchapter 22.5

Subchapter 22.6

Subchapter 22.7

Subchapter 22.8

Subchapter 22.9

Subchapter 22.10

Subchapter 22.11

Subchapter 22.12

Subchapter 22.13

Subchapter 22.14

Subchapter 22.15

Subchapter 22.16

Subchapter 22.17

Subchapter 22.18

Subchapter 22.19

Subchapter 22.20

Chapter 23 Subchapter 23.1

Subchapter 23.2

Subchapter 23.3

Subchapter 23.4

Subchapter 23.5

Subchapter 23.6

Subchapter 23.7

Chapter 24 Subchapter 24.1

Subchapter 24.2

Subchapter 24.3

Subchapter 24.4

Subchapter 24.5

Subchapter 24.6

Subchapter 24.7

Subchapter 24.8

Subchapter 24.9

Subchapter 24.10

Subchapter 24.11

Subchapter 24.12

Subchapter 24.13

Subchapter 24.14

Subchapter 24.15

Subchapter 24.16

Subchapter 24.17

Subchapter 24.18

Subchapter 24.19

Subchapter 24.20

Subchapter 24.21

Subchapter 24.22

Subchapter 24.23

Chapter 25 Subchapter 25.1

Περὶ δὲ προβλημάτων καὶ λύσεων, ἐκ πόσων τε καὶ ποίων ἂν εἰδῶν εἴη, ὧδ᾿ ἂν θεωροῦσι γένοιτ᾿ ἂν φανερόν.

Subchapter 25.2

Ἐπεὶ γάρ ἐστι μιμητὴς ὁ ποιητής, ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ ζωγράφος ἤ τις ἄλλος εἰκονοποιός, ἀνάγκη μιμεῖσθαι τριῶν ὄντων τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἕν τι ἀεί· ἢ γὰρ οἷα ἦν ἢ ἔστιν, ἢ οἷα φασὶ καὶ δοκεῖ, ἢ οἷα εἶναι δεῖ.

Subchapter 25.3

Ταῦτα δ᾿ ἐξαγγέλλεται λέξει ἢ καὶ γλώτταις καὶ μεταφοραῖς. Καὶ πολλὰ πάθη τῆς λέξεώς ἐστιν·

Subchapter 25.4

δίδομεν γὰρ ταῦτα τοῖς ποιηταῖς. Πρὸς δὲ τούτοις οὐχ ἡ αὐτὴ ὀρθότης ἐστὶ τῆς πολιτικῆς καὶ τῆς ποιητικῆς, οὐδὲ ἄλλης τέχνης καὶ ποιητικῆς.

Subchapter 25.5

Αὐτῆς δὲ τῆς ποιητικῆς διττὴ ἢ ἁμαρτία· ἡ μὲν γὰρ καθ᾿ αὑτήν, ἡ δὲ κατὰ συμβεβηκός.

Subchapter 25.6

Εἰ μὲν γὰρ προείλετο μιμήσασθαι ἀδυναμίαν, αὐτῆς ἡ ἁμαρτία· εἰ δὲ τὸ προελέσθαι μὴ ὀρθῶς, ἀλλὰ τὸν ἵππον ἄμφω τὰ δεξιὰ προβεβληκότα ἢ τὸ καθ᾿ ἑκάστην τέχνην ἁμάρτημα, οἷον τὸ κατ᾿ ἰατρικὴν ἢ ἄλλην τέχνην, ἣ ἀδύνατα πεποίηται, ὁποιανοῦν, οὐ καθ᾿ ἑαυτήν.

Subchapter 25.7

Ὥστε δεῖ τὰ ἐπιτιμήματα ἐν τοῖς προβλήμασιν ἐκ τούτων ἐπισκοποῦντα λύειν. Πρῶτον μέν, ἂν τὰ πρὸς αὐτὴν τὴν τέχνην ἀδύνατα πεποίηται, ἡμάρτηται.

Subchapter 25.8

Ἀλλ᾿ ὀρθῶς ἔχει, εἰ τυγχάνει τοῦ τέλους τοῦ αὑτῆς· τὸ γὰρ τέλος εἴρηται, εἰ οὕτως ἐκπληκτικώτερον ἢ αὐτὸ ἢ ἄλλο ποιεῖ μέρος. Παράδειγμα ἡ τοῦ Ἕκτορος δίωξις.

Subchapter 25.9

Εἰ μέντοι τὸ τέλος ἢ μᾶλλον ἢ ἧττον ἐνεδέχετο ὑπάρχειν καὶ κατὰ τὴν περὶ τούτων τέχνην, ἡμάρτηται οὐκ ὀρθῶς· δεῖ γάρ, εἰ ἐνδέχεται, ὅλως μηδαμῇ ἡμαρτῆσθαι.

Subchapter 25.10

Ἔτι ποτέρων ἐστὶ τὸ ἁμάρτημα, τῶν κατὰ τὴν τέχνην ἢ κατ᾿ ἄλλο συμβεβηκός; Ἔλαττον γάρ, εἰ μὴ ᾔδει ὅτι ἔλαφος θήλεια κέρατα οὐκ ἔχει, ἢ εἰ κακομιμήτως ἔγραψεν.

Subchapter 25.11

Πρὸς δὲ τούτοις ἐὰν ἐπιτιμᾶται ὅτι οὐκ ἀληθῆ, ἀλλ᾿ οἷα δεῖ, οἷον καὶ Σοφοκλῆς ἔφη αὐτὸς μὲν οἵους δεῖ ποιεῖν, Εὐριπίδην δὲ οἷοι εἰσί, ταύτῃ λυτέον.