Die Poetik Des Aristoteles in Der Dichtungstheorie Des Cinquecento

The engagement with Aristotle's newly rediscovered Poetics is fundamental to the beginnings of modern literary theory in 16th century Italy. Based on present-day research into Aristotle, Brigitte Kappl takes central themes from the Poetics (poetry as imitation, action and character, tragic flaw, cathartic effect) to examine whether and to what extent the literary theory of that age actually presents a 'rationalistic' or 'moralistic' re-interpretation of Aristotle's theory, as is usually maintained.Kappl, Brigitte is the author of 'Die Poetik Des Aristoteles in Der Dichtungstheorie Des Cinquecento ', published 2006 under ISBN 9783110189520 and ISBN 3110189526.