The term poetics derives from the Ancient Greek ποιητικός poietikos "pertaining to poetry"; also "creative" and "productive".[3] In the Western world, the development and evolution of poetics featured three artistic movements concerned with poetical composition: (i) the formalist, (2) the objectivist, and (iii) the Aristotelian. (see the Poetics).[4] Aristotle's Poetics is the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory.
The work was lost to the Western world for a long time. It was available in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance only through a Latin translation of an Arabic commentary written by Averroes and translated by Hermannus Alemannus in 1256. The accurate Greek-Latin translation made by William of Moerbeke in 1278 was virtually ignored. The Arabic translation departed widely in vocabulary from the original Poetics and it initiated a misinterpretation of Aristotelian thought that continued through the Middle Ages. Modern poetics developed in Renaissance Italy. The need to interpret ancient literary texts in the light of Christianity, to appraise and assess the narratives of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, contributed to the development of complex discourses on literary theory. Thanks first of all to Giovanni Boccaccio's Genealogia Deorum Gentilium (1360), the literate elite gained a rich understanding of metaphorical and figurative tropes. Giorgio Valla's 1498 Latin translation of Aristotle's text (the first to be published) was included with the 1508 Aldine printing of the Greek original as part of an anthology of Rhetores graeci. There followed an ever-expanding corpus of texts on poetics in the later fifteenth century and throughout the sixteenth, a phenomenon that began in Italy and spread to Spain, England, and France. Among the most important Renaissance works on poetics are Marco Girolamo Vida's De arte poetica (1527) and Gian Giorgio Trissino's La Poetica (1529, expanded edition 1563). By the early decades of the sixteenth century, vernacular versions of Aristotle's Poetics appeared, culminating in Lodovico Castelvetro's Italian editions of 1570 and 1576. Luis de Góngora (1561–1627) and Baltasar Gracián (1601–58) brought a different kind of sophistication to poetic. Emanuele Tesauro wrote extensively in his Il Cannocchiale Aristotelico (The Aristotelian Spyglass, 1654), on figure ingeniose and figure metaforiche.[5] During the Romantic era, poetics tended toward expressionism and emphasized the perceiving subject. Twentieth-century poetics returned to the Aristotelian paradigm, followed by trends toward meta-criticality, and the establishment of a contemporary theory of poetics.[6] Eastern poetics developed lyric poetry, rather than the representational mimetic poetry of the Western world.[4]
In literary criticism
Poetics is distinguished from hermeneutics by its focus not on the meaning of a text, but rather its understanding of how a text's different elements come together and produce certain effects on the reader.[7] Most literary criticism combines poetics and hermeneutics in a single analysis; however, one or the other may predominate given the text and the aims of the one doing the reading.
^Gérard Genette (2005), Essays In Aesthetics, Volume 4, p.14:
My program then was named "Theory of Literary Forms" — a title that I supposed to be less ambiguous for minds a little distant from this specialty, if it is one, than its (for me) synonym Poetics.
^ abBrogan, T. (1994). The New Princeton Handbook of Poetic Terms. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN978-0-691-03672-4.
^Benassi, A., “Lo scherzevole inganno. Figure ingegnose e argutezza nel Cannocchiale aristotelico di Emanuele Tesauro”, Studi secenteschi 47 (2006) 9–55.
^Preminger, Alex (2016). Princeton Encyclopaedia of Poetry and Poetics. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 952. ISBN978-1-349-15617-7.
^Culler, Jonathan (1997). Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction.:
Further reading
Olson, Charles (1950). Projective Verse. New York, NY: Poetry New York.
Ciardi, John (1959). How Does a Poem Mean?. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press.
Drew, Elizabeth (1933). Discovering Poetry. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Harmon, William (2003). Classic Writings on Poetry. New York: Columbia University Press.
Hashmi, Alamgir (2011). "Eponymous Écriture and the Poetics of Reading a Transnational Epic". Dublin Quarterly, 15.
Hobsbaum, Philip (1996). Metre, Rhythm, and Verse Form. New York: Routledge. ISBN0-415-12267-8.
Kinzie, Mary (1999). A Poet's Guide to Poetry. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN0-226-43739-6.
Norman, Charles (1962). Poets on Poetry. New York: Collier Books. Original texts from 8 English poets before the 20th Century and from 8 20th Century Americans.
Oliver, Mary (1994). A Poetry Handbook. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. ISBN0-15-672400-6.
Oliver, Mary (1998). Rules for the Dance. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN0-395-85086-X.
Pinsky, Robert (1999). The Sounds of Poetry. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN0-374-52617-6.
Quinn, Arthur (1993). Figures of Speech. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN1-880393-02-6.
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This article is about the theory of literary forms and discourse For the treatise by Aristotle see Poetics Aristotle For other uses see Poetics disambiguation Poetics is the theory of structure form and discourse within literature 1 and in particular within poetry 2 Leonardo Bruni s translation of Aristotle s Poetics Contents 1 History 2 In literary criticism 3 See also 4 Notes and references 5 Further readingHistory EditThe term poetics derives from the Ancient Greek poihtikos poietikos pertaining to poetry also creative and productive 3 In the Western world the development and evolution of poetics featured three artistic movements concerned with poetical composition i the formalist 2 the objectivist and iii the Aristotelian see the Poetics 4 Aristotle s Poetics is the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory Arabic translation of Aristotle s Poetics by Abu Bishr Matta ibn YunusThe work was lost to the Western world for a long time It was available in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance only through a Latin translation of an Arabic commentary written by Averroes and translated by Hermannus Alemannus in 1256 The accurate Greek Latin translation made by William of Moerbeke in 1278 was virtually ignored The Arabic translation departed widely in vocabulary from the original Poetics and it initiated a misinterpretation of Aristotelian thought that continued through the Middle Ages Modern poetics developed in Renaissance Italy The need to interpret ancient literary texts in the light of Christianity to appraise and assess the narratives of Dante Petrarch and Boccaccio contributed to the development of complex discourses on literary theory Thanks first of all to Giovanni Boccaccio s Genealogia Deorum Gentilium 1360 the literate elite gained a rich understanding of metaphorical and figurative tropes Giorgio Valla s 1498 Latin translation of Aristotle s text the first to be published was included with the 1508 Aldine printing of the Greek original as part of an anthology of Rhetores graeci There followed an ever expanding corpus of texts on poetics in the later fifteenth century and throughout the sixteenth a phenomenon that began in Italy and spread to Spain England and France Among the most important Renaissance works on poetics are Marco Girolamo Vida s De arte poetica 1527 and Gian Giorgio Trissino s La Poetica 1529 expanded edition 1563 By the early decades of the sixteenth century vernacular versions of Aristotle s Poetics appeared culminating in Lodovico Castelvetro s Italian editions of 1570 and 1576 Luis de Gongora 1561 1627 and Baltasar Gracian 1601 58 brought a different kind of sophistication to poetic Emanuele Tesauro wrote extensively in his Il Cannocchiale Aristotelico The Aristotelian Spyglass 1654 on figure ingeniose and figure metaforiche 5 During the Romantic era poetics tended toward expressionism and emphasized the perceiving subject Twentieth century poetics returned to the Aristotelian paradigm followed by trends toward meta criticality and the establishment of a contemporary theory of poetics 6 Eastern poetics developed lyric poetry rather than the representational mimetic poetry of the Western world 4 In literary criticism EditPoetics is distinguished from hermeneutics by its focus not on the meaning of a text but rather its understanding of how a text s different elements come together and produce certain effects on the reader 7 Most literary criticism combines poetics and hermeneutics in a single analysis however one or the other may predominate given the text and the aims of the one doing the reading See also Edit Poetry portalList of basic poetry topics Cognitive poetics Descriptive poetics Historical poetics Figure of speech Poetry analysis Stylistic device Rhetorical device Meter poetry Allegory Allusion Imagery Musical form Symbolist poetry Sound poetry Refrain Literary theory History of poetry Poetics and Linguistics Association TheopoeticsNotes and references Edit Gerard Genette 2005 Essays In Aesthetics Volume 4 p 14 My program then was named Theory of Literary Forms a title that I supposed to be less ambiguous for minds a little distant from this specialty if it is one than its for me synonym Poetics poetics Dictionary com Unabridged Online n d poetic Online Etymology Dictionary a b Brogan T 1994 The New Princeton Handbook of Poetic Terms Princeton Princeton University Press ISBN 978 0 691 03672 4 Benassi A Lo scherzevole inganno Figure ingegnose e argutezza nel Cannocchiale aristotelico di Emanuele Tesauro Studi secenteschi 47 2006 9 55 Preminger Alex 2016 Princeton Encyclopaedia of Poetry and Poetics Macmillan International Higher Education p 952 ISBN 978 1 349 15617 7 Culler Jonathan 1997 Literary Theory A Very Short Introduction Further reading EditOlson Charles 1950 Projective Verse New York NY Poetry New York Ciardi John 1959 How Does a Poem Mean Cambridge MA The Riverside Press Drew Elizabeth 1933 Discovering Poetry New York W W Norton amp Company Harmon William 2003 Classic Writings on Poetry New York Columbia University Press Hashmi Alamgir 2011 Eponymous Ecriture and the Poetics of Reading a Transnational Epic Dublin Quarterly 15 Hobsbaum Philip 1996 Metre Rhythm and Verse Form New York Routledge ISBN 0 415 12267 8 Kinzie Mary 1999 A Poet s Guide to Poetry Chicago University of Chicago Press ISBN 0 226 43739 6 Norman Charles 1962 Poets on Poetry New York Collier Books Original texts from 8 English poets before the 20th Century and from 8 20th Century Americans Oliver Mary 1994 A Poetry Handbook New York Harcourt Brace amp Co ISBN 0 15 672400 6 Oliver Mary 1998 Rules for the Dance Boston Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0 395 85086 X Pinsky Robert 1999 The Sounds of Poetry New York Farrar Straus and Giroux ISBN 0 374 52617 6 Quinn Arthur 1993 Figures of Speech Hillsdale Lawrence Erlbaum Associates ISBN 1 880393 02 6 Iturat Isidro 2010 Poetics Brazil Indrisos com This poetry related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by 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