Teatri tragjik
Tragic theater

Summary/Abstract: This article interprets Aristotle’s notions of tragedy, considering each in relation to the function of catharsis, which plays a purifying role for the public. The article begins with an example from a hypothetical performance of Oedipus the King, and concludes with a hypothesis that overturns the concept of catharsis in antiquity, using in particular Aeschylus’s tragedy The Persians. Between the preliminary examples and the final hypothesis, the article also addresses problems of imitation, genre and composition. Conceived as a terminological reading of Aristotle’s Poetics, the article is a meta-criticism of Ancient Greek tragedy.

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