Classics
Classics from ancient Greece

Poetics

by Aristotle

Aristotle's study of tragedy and epic poetry, and the earliest surviving work of literary theory in the West. It sets out plot, character and the idea of catharsis, and explains why imitation gives people pleasure and understanding.

Chapters
26
Narration
89 minutes
Original language
Ancient Greek
Translation
S. H. Butcher

Chapters

  1. 1Chapter I3 min
  2. 2Chapter II1 min
  3. 3Chapter III2 min
  4. 4Chapter IV5 min
  5. 5Chapter V2 min
  6. 6Chapter VI6 min
  7. 7Chapter VII3 min
  8. 8Chapter VIII2 min
  9. 9Chapter IX4 min
  10. 10Chapter X1 min
  11. 11Chapter XI2 min
  12. 12Chapter XII1 min
  13. 13Chapter XIII4 min
  14. 14Chapter XIV4 min
  15. 15Chapter XV3 min
  16. 16Chapter XVI4 min
  17. 17Chapter XVII3 min
  18. 18Chapter XVIII4 min
  19. 19Chapter XIX2 min
  20. 20Chapter XX4 min
  21. 21Chapter XXI5 min
  22. 22Chapter XXII5 min
  23. 23Chapter XXIII2 min
  24. 24Chapter XXIV6 min
  25. 25Chapter XXV8 min
  26. 26Chapter XXVI4 min

Poetics is in the public domain. This audiobook is narrated by an AI voice, from the complete text, with nothing abridged. The text follows the narration word by word while you listen.