Aristotle - Philosophy and Ethics

Philosophy

Poetics

Aristotle's work on poetics contained two books, one on comedy and one on tragedy. But only the one on tragedy has survived until today.

Aristotle taught that tragedy is build out of six elements: plot-structure, character, style, spectacle, and lyric poetry. His treatise is supposed to be the first surviving work on philosophy with focus on literary theory.

In ancient Greek poetry included drama, comedy and tragedy as well as satyr play and epic poetry.