An absolutely wonderful post today on Story Empire from Staci Troilo, regarding Aristotle and the true definitions of Comedy vs Tragedy. Hint: it isn’t necessarily what you think. Do yourself a favor and check it out, then if you would, please consider passing it along so others can, too. Thanks and thanks to Staci for teaching me something brand new today! 🙂
Ciao, SEers. Have you ever heard the term polymath? I had to dig deep into my college days to remember the definition. (We won’t discuss how long ago that was.)
A polymath is a person with knowledge in a wide range of topics. Polymaths go far beyond the Jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none level of understanding and experience. These are experts in multiple fields. We often think of the Renaissance when we think of polymaths, Leonardo DaVinci being among the most famous. But there have been several throughout history. And Aristotle was one of them.
We tend to think of him as a philosopher. But among his many fields of expertise were arts, sciences, economics, politics, and metaphysics.
As this is a writing site, we’re going to talk about Aristotle’s contributions to literature. Not his work itself, but his defining of the terms comedy and tragedy.
Aristotelian Comedy
In an Aristotelian comedy, the…
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Many thanks for the kind words, Marcia. And for sharing the post. I’m glad you found it interesting.
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I found it extremely interesting, Staci, and helpful, too. In fact, I went straight to Amazon and bought the book. (Chamberlain’s, not Aristotle’s. 😀 ) Great post!
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Looking forward to discussing it with you. I found the book to have an inelegant expression, but the information is gold.
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Reckon I’ll have to make an inelegant expression of my own in response, then. 😀 But I’ll be taking note of the info. That’s the important part. 😀
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I LOVE Aristotle. I have a few articles on his philosophy of art as well! His Poetics is a treasure trove of information.
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