Of enormous use to anyone, philosopher or classicist, student or
instructor, who wants to know more about Aristotle's work on
literature . . . more than I would have believed possible, [Janko
makes] the text of the Poetics transparent and accessible to
nonclassicists. The translation is based on a meticulous study of
the text. Deviations from the standard text by R. Kassell . . . are
listed in transliterated Greek; and textual questions are discussed
and explained lucidly. The brief introduction is full of useful
information, on Aristotle, on the background of the Poetics, on its
structure, and on major controversies. In addition to all this, the
text is followed by a little treasury of sources that permit a
sketchy reconstruction of the lost second book of the Poetics.
--Ann N. Michelini, University of Cincinnati
Thorough, admirable, indispensable to anyone seriously interested
in Aristotle’s literary theory, with or without access to the texts
in Greek. --Thomas Clayton, University of Minnesota
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