Aristotle, Poetics - Is Tragedy Or Epic Superior? - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosop…
Sadler's Lectures · Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler
January 29, 202511m 21s
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Show Notes
This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, the Poetics, focusing on his discussion near the end of the work focused upon the question whether tragedy or epic is superior as a poetic genre. Aristotle argues that tragedy is the superior genre.
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