"This Norton Critical Edition of the world’s first major work of literary criticism is based on James Hutton’s translation, long acclaimed for its accuracy and clarity. The text and accompanying explanatory and glossarial notes represent the work of the accomplished Hellenists James Hutton and Michelle Zerba. This Norton Critical Edition also includes: · A preface, full introduction, and appendix (“On Tragic and Epic Performance”) by Mic ..."
"The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also a document crucial to the understanding of many ideas deeply ingrained in western culture, and provides one of the best introductions to Plato's thought. This n ..."
"The plot is the source and the soul of tragedy In his near contemporary account of Greek tragedy Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot character language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus Sophocles and Euripides the Poetics introduces into literary criticism such central concepts a ..."
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"A new translation of Aristotle's classic work on the natural sciences."
Aristotle(1stEdition) Nicomachean Ethics, Books II--IV: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary (Clarendon Aristotle Series) by C. C. Taylor, AristotleAristotle, Oxford University Press Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2006 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-825067-8, ISBN: 0-19-825067-3
"This volume, which is part of the Clarendon Aristotle Series, offers a clear and faithful new translation of Books II to IV of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, accompanied by an analytical commentary focusing on philosophical issues. In Books II to IV, Aristotle gives his account of virtue of character in general and of the principal virtues individually, topics of central interest both to his ethical theory and to modern ethical theoris ..."
"This volume contains a clear and accurate translation of the first two books of Aristotle's Politics, together with a philosophical commentary. The Politics is a key document in Western political thought. In these first two books, Aristotle shows his mastery of political theory and practice, and raises many theoretical and practical political issues which are still with us today. In Book I, he argues vigorously for a political theory b ..."
"A very interesting "expanded translation, with supplementary examples for students of composition and public speaking" Sections on "Witnesses to the value of rhetoric", Analysis, and books 1,2 and 3 of "The rhetoric of Aristotle". This is re-issue of the 1933 text, along with margin notes and references. Excellent and intersting book. Softcover, with extra protective transparent cover; Intact and clean and undamaged."
The Nicomachean Ethics(1stEdition) (Great Books in Philosophy) by Weldon Aristotle Paperback, 358 Pages, Published 1987 by Prometheus Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87975-378-8, ISBN: 0-87975-378-1
Politics(1stEdition) (Focus Philosophical Library) by Joe Sachs, Lijun Gu, Joe Sachs Aristotle Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2012 by Focus ISBN-13: 978-1-58510-376-8, ISBN: 1-58510-376-4
"The Focus Philosophical Library's edition of Aristotle's Politics is a lucid and useful translation for the student of undergraduate philosophy, as well as for the general reader interested in the major works of western civilization. This edition includes an introductory essay, notes, glossary, and index, intending to provide the reader with some sense of the terms and the concepts as they were understood by Aristotle’s immediate audien ..."
Aristotle I(1stEdition) Ethics Politics and Poetics (Kolbe's Greatest Books) (Volume 15) by AristotleAristotle Paperback, 412 Pages, Published 2015 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN-13: 978-1-5025-9217-0, ISBN: 1-5025-9217-7
"Enjoy this handsome addition to your Greatest Books Collection for self-study and to grace your intellect and home library. Aristotle was both a scientist (Father of Biology) and a philosopher. This ancient yet modern integral perspective helps account for his creative genius and longevity. A solid starting place for the study of Politics and Ethics and an essential contribution to the natural law tradition furthered by later thinkers o ..."