Aristotle about philosophy (“Poetics”, c. 335 BC) - Poetry, therefore, is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular.
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“ Poetry, therefore, is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular. ”
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Aristotle about philosophy (“Poetics”, c. 335 BC) - Poetry, therefore, is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular.
Aristotle about philosophy (“Poetics”, c. 335 BC) - Poetry, therefore, is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular.