Aristotle's definition of tragedy is one of the most influential and important analysis" to come out of the literary world of ancient Greece. His analysis of the ideal form of tragic plays became a guideline for later playwrights in Western civilisation. When looked at in relation to Sophocles Oedipus Tyrannus it seems that Aristotle's theory is ... the emotions of pity an fear. It" action should be single and complete, presenting a reversal of fortune, involving persons renowned and of superior attainment, and it should be written in poetry embellished with every kind of artistic expressio...

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Aristotle who comprised his poetics through the analysis of plays and poetry was highly interested in Sophocles' work and the concept of tragedy as a whole. "Tragedy, then is an imitation of an action that is serious , complete, and of a certain magnitude in ... ...

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