As a boy and then a man, his self-discipline and determination were legendary. Hannibal appeals to many as the ultimate underdog-a Carthaginian David against the Goliath of Rome-but it wasn’t just his genius on the battlefield that set him apart. But what kind of person would dare to face the most relentless imperial power of the ancient world? How could Hannibal, consistently outnumbered and always deep in enemy territory, win battle after battle until he held the very fate of Rome within his grasp? Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Rome’s growing empire. Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of a man who, against all odds, dared to change the course of history. This fluid new translation of his masterwork provides an accessible and reliable guide to Aristotle’s art of storytelling and should help redeem his original and counterintuitive ideas on literature from their long popular neglect.”-Angus Fletcher, author of Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literatureįiled under: Books, featured Comments: None Hannibal By pf_rozsgv, 12th March 2022 “The remarkable insights of Aristotle’s Poetics are unknown to too many writers today.
In addition to its inviting and reliable translation, a commentary on each section, and the original Greek on facing pages, this edition of the Poetics features unique bullet points, chapter headings, and section numbers to help guide readers through Aristotle’s unmatched introduction to the art of writing and reading stories.
In How to Tell a Story, Philip Freeman presents the most readable translation of the Poetics yet produced, making this indispensable handbook more accessible, engaging, and useful than ever before. Yet for all its influence, the Poetics is too little read because it comes down to us in a form that is often difficult to follow, and even the best translations are geared more to specialists than to general readers who simply want to grasp Aristotle’s profound and practical insights. Despite being written more than 2,000 years ago, the Poetics remains essential reading for anyone who wants to learn how to write a captivating story-or understand how such stories work and achieve their psychological effects. Aristotle was the first to identify the keys to plot, character, audience perception, tragic pleasure, and dozens of other critical points of good storytelling.
Blog Category: Books How to Tell a Story By pf_rozsgv, 12th March 2022Īristotle’s Poetics is the most important book ever written for writers and readers of stories-whether novels, short fiction, plays, screenplays, or nonfiction.
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