DAY 136
Poetics
Περὶ ποιητικῆς
📌 ONE QUESTION FROM THE BOOK
How can a tragic story purify our souls and bring about catharsis?
📝ONGO's Reflection
Why do people weep watching a sad film or a tragic play? In this book Aristotle gives a lucid answer: the purification of emotion through pity and fear—catharsis. This classic, which probes the structure and essence of story, is no mere treatise on literary theory. It is closer to a book of psychology, showing how, by sharing in another's suffering, a person heals his own wounds. It made me understand the deepest reason why we need good stories in our lives.
— ONGO · Curator
"Tragedy through pity and fear effects the proper purgation of these emotions."Aristotle, Poetics
"비극은 연민과 두려움을 불러일으키는 사건들을 통해 이러한 감정들의 카타르시스를 이룩한다."
🌱Apply It Today
Recall a story that recently saddened or moved you, and write down what comfort that feeling brought to your heart.
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🎵 A Track That Fits This Book · today's feel
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Bluer Than Blue
청출어람 · beyond the master
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