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To understand the views of Plato and Aristotle on theory of Mimesis and Art & Literature, view these videos.

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To understand the views of Plato and Aristotle on theory of Mimesis and Art & Literature, view this video.

Quiz - 1 This quiz is on Moodle LMS:
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Quiz 2: Test your understanding Aristotle’s Poetics by attempting this quiz

Here is the list of web resources and books which can be referred for further reading and in-depth research analysis for those who are pursuing research studies like M.Phil and Ph.D.

Webliography:

• http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/literary-criticism
• http://www.kristisiegel.com/theory.htm
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/34495/Aristotelian-criticism
• http://www.jstor.org/pss/4332958
• Butcher, S.H.. "Aristotle's Poetics: New Translation." 2006-08-05. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/classics/resources/poetics/poettran.htm
• "'Hermeneutics of Metaphor'." 2006-08-14. http://www.actus.org/metaphor.html
• "Aristotle's Poetcs: Summary Notes." 2006-08-15. http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~dgriggs/instructional_activities/Fast_Dirty_Introductions/Aristotle's_Poetics.htm

Book:

1. Abrams, M.H. Geoffrey Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Delhi: Akash Press, 2007.
2. Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S.H.Butcher. New York: Courier Dover Publications, 1997.
3. Aristotle. Poetics. Trans.Samuel H. Butcher. Theory of Poetry and Fine Art. New York: Courier Dover Publications, 1951.
4. Atkins, J.W.H. English Literary Criticism: 17th and 18th Centuries. Massachusetts: Methuen, 1966.
5. Daiches, David. Critical Approaches to Literature. London: Prentice-Hall, 1956.
6. Daiches, David. English Literature. California: University of California Press, 1968.
7. Daiches, David. The Penguin Companion of English Literature. London: McGraw-Hill, 1971.
8. Dixon, W. Macneile. Tragedy. London: Edward Arnold, 1938.
9. Durham, W.H. Critical Essays of the Eighteenth Century. UK: Russell & Russell, 1961.
10. Else, Gerard.. Aristotle's Poetics: The Argument. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1957.
11. Habib, M.A.R. Modern Literary Theory and Criticism. Wiley-Blackwell. 2008
12. Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism and Theory: From Plato to the Present. Wiley-Blackwell. 2005
13. Lucas, F.L. Tragedy: Serious Drama in Relation to Aristotle’s ‘Poetics’. New York: Vintage, 1928.
14. Plato. Republic. Critical Theory Since Plato, Revised Edition. Ed. Hazard Adams. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1992.
15. Scott-James, R.A. Personality in Literature. London: Xinware Corporation, 2007.
16. Wellek, Rene. Stephen G. Nicholas. Concepts of Criticism. Connecticut: Yale University, 1963.
17. Werner, Jaeger. Aristotle, 2nd ed.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1948.
18. Wimsatt, WK, Jr., and Cleanth Brooks. Literary Criticism: A Short History. New York: Knopf, 1957.

For further references and books click on this link: http://internettrash.com/users/bibliography/Aristotle%20Poetics.htm (if you want to purchase the books, click on the link and you will be directed to publishers’ website on online purchase.)