This interpretation of Aristotle's "Poetics" seeks to demonstrate that it is a coherent statement of a challenging theory of poetic art and it hints towards a theory of mimetic art in general. The core of the book is an appraisal of Aristotle's view of tragic drama.
Stephen Halliwell provides the first translation into English of On the Sublime in over fifty years. This volume contains a substantial introduction, which places the treatise in the wider context of Graeco-Roman culture.