The art of poetry belongs to the genius or the madman.
Quotes
Work: Poetics (and On Poets)
Aristotle – On Poets (fragments, ca 335 BCE?)
Folly is present in the wisest of souls, and intemperance in the most temperate.
Aristotle – Poetics (ca 335 BCE)
What would be the speaker’s function, if the element were apparent even without speech?
Aristotle – Poetics (ca 335 BCE)
It is probable that many things will happen even against probability.