Poetics
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
Subchapter 25.2
Subchapter 25.3
Subchapter 25.4
Subchapter 25.5
Subchapter 25.6
Subchapter 25.7
Subchapter 25.8
Subchapter 25.9
Subchapter 25.10
Subchapter 25.11
Subchapter 25.12
Subchapter 25.13
Subchapter 25.14
Subchapter 25.15
Subchapter 25.16
Subchapter 25.17
Subchapter 25.18
Subchapter 25.19
Subchapter 25.20
Subchapter 25.21
Subchapter 25.22
Subchapter 25.23
Subchapter 25.24
Subchapter 25.25
Subchapter 25.26
Subchapter 25.27
Subchapter 25.28
Subchapter 25.29
Subchapter 25.30
Subchapter 25.31
Subchapter 25.32
Chapter 26
Subchapter 26.1
Πότερον δὲ βελτίων ἡ ἐποποιικὴ μίμησις ἢ ἡ τραγική, διαπορήσειεν ἄν τις.
Subchapter 26.2
Εἰ γὰρ ἡ ἦττον φορτικὴ βελτίων, τοιαύτη δ᾿ ἡ πρὸς βελτίους θεατάς ἐστι, δῆλον ὅτι ἡ ἅπαντα μιμουμένη φορτική.
Subchapter 26.3
Ὡς γὰρ οὐκ αἰσθανομένων, ἂν μὴ αὐτὸς προσθῇ, πολλὴν κίνησιν κινοῦνται, οἷον οἱ φαῦλοι αὐληταὶ κυλιόμενοι, ἂν δίσκον δέῃ μιμεῖσθαι, καὶ ἕλκοντες τὸν κορυφαῖον, ἂν Σκύλλαν αὐλῶσιν.
Subchapter 26.4
Ἡ μὲν οὖν τραγῳδία τοιαύτη ἐστίν, ὡς καὶ οἱ πρότερον τοὺς ὑστέρους αὐτῶν ᾤοντο ὑποκριτάς· ὡς λίαν γὰρ ὑπερβάλλοντα, πίθηκον ὁ Μυνίσκος τὸν Καλλιππίδην ἐκάλει. Τοιαύτη δὲ δόξα καὶ περὶ Πινδάρου ἦν. Ὡς δ᾿ οὗτοι ἔχουσι πρὸς αὐτούς, ἡ ὅλη τέχνη πρὸς τὴν ἐποποιίαν ἔχει.
Subchapter 26.5
Τὴν μὲν οὖν πρὸς θεατὰς ἐπιεικεῖς φασὶν εἶναι, διὸ οὐδὲν δέονται τῶν σχημάτων, τὴν δὲ τραγικὴν πρὸς φαύλους.
Subchapter 26.6
Ἡ οὖν φορτικὴ χείρων δῆλον ὅτι ἂν εἴη. Πρῶτον μὲν οὐ τῆς ποιητικῆς ἡ κατηγορία ἀλλὰ τῆς ὑποκριτικῆς, ἐπεὶ ἔστι περιεργάζεσθαι τοῖς σημείοις καὶ ῥαψῳδοῦντα, ὅπερ ἐποίει Σωσίστρατος, καὶ διᾴδοντα, ὅπερ ἐποίει Μνασίθεος Ὀπούντιος.
Subchapter 26.7
Εἶτα οὐδὲ κίνησις ἅπασα ἀποδοκιμαστέα, εἴπερ μηδ᾿ ὄρχησις, ἀλλ᾿ ἡ φαύλων, ὅπερ καὶ Καλλιππίδῃ ἐπετιμᾶτο καὶ νῦν ἄλλοις, ὡς οὐκ ἐλευθέρας γυναῖκας μιμουμένων.
Subchapter 26.8
Ἔτι ἡ τραγῳδία καὶ ἄνευ κινήσεως ποιεῖ τὸ αὑτῆς, ὥσπερ ἡ ἐποποιία· διὰ γὰρ τοῦ ἀναγινώσκειν φανερὰ ὁποία τις ἐστίν. Εἰ οὖν ἐστὶ τἆλλα κρείττων, τοῦτό γε οὐκ ἀναγκαῖον αὐτῇ ὑπάρχειν.
Subchapter 26.9
Ἔπειτα διότι πάντ᾿ ἔχει ὅσαπερ ἡ ἐποποιία·
Subchapter 26.10
καὶ γὰρ τῷ μέτρῳ ἔξεστι χρῆσθαι, καὶ ἔτι οὐ μικρὸν μέρος τὴν μουσικὴν καὶ τὴν ὄψιν ἔχει, δι᾿ ἧς αἱ ἡδοναὶ συνίστανται ἐναργέστατα.
Subchapter 26.11
Εἶτα καὶ τὸ ἐναργὲς ἔχει καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀναγνωρίσει καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ἔργων.