false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166550960m/13274.jpg 13274 1 The original, Aristotle's short study of storytelling, written in the fourth century B.C., is the world's first critical book about the laws of literature. Sure, it's 2400 years old, but Aristotle's discussions--Unity of Plot, Reversal of the Situation, Character--though written in the context of ancient Greek Tragedy, Comedy and Epic Poetry, still apply to our modern literary forms. The book is quite short, and Aristotle illuminates his points with clear examples, making the <B>Poetics</B> perfectly readable, the better to impress people at parties when you say, "Of course, as Aristotle says..." 15440 1 12 1998 Aristotle's Poetics total:8|5:2|4:3|3:3| 8 31 10 0 3 0 false false Thu Aug 14 19:26:58 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 08:26:01 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Feb 24 20:56:47 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 20:56:47 -0800 2008 4 0 true true Sun Feb 17 20:52:10 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 20:52:10 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 07:18:15 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 07:18:40 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jan 06 20:38:50 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 20:38:50 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Aug 14 07:26:17 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 07:26:17 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sat Apr 28 12:20:15 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 28 12:20:15 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Apr 21 14:26:59 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 21 14:26:59 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Apr 09 09:15:27 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 09 09:15:27 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Apr 07 11:08:45 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 07 11:08:45 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=13274