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Aristotle's 'Poetics' defines which genre?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Aristotle's 'Poetics' defines which genre?

  1. Tragedy
  2. Comedy
  3. Epic
  4. Lyric
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Correct answer: A. Tragedy

1. Tragedy is the Poetics's primary subject. 2. Aristotle calls plot its 'soul.' 3. Catharsis is its distinctive effect. _Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete"_

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