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Quotation from Poetics by Aristotle
“Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude”
Poetics, Chapter VI, trans. S. H. Butcher
The opening of the definition of tragedy, gathered from the preceding chapters.
Citation: "Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude" — Aristotle, Poetics, Chapter VI, trans. S. H. Butcher. (id aristotle-poetics-q2)
Portrait: Aristotle Altemps Inv8575, After Lysippos, Public domain.
