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Dance and Drama in Aristotle's Dramatics (aka Poetics): New Principles from an Ancient Treatise

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2016

Gregory Scott
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Abstract

In previous publications I demonstrated that dance and music are essential conditions in the definition of tragedy for Aristotle. This opens the door for a re-examination of the place of theatrical dance in the work usually considered to be the most influential treatise on drama in Western culture. Here I begin to explore how the principles of dance criticism might therefore now be developed, and I also discuss whether Aristotle modifies Plato's own critical principles pertaining to choral art (including dance) from Laws II.

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Congress on Research in Dance Conference Proceedings , Volume 2016 , Fall 2016 , pp. 369 - 378
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Copyright © Gregory L. Scott 2016 

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