Aristotle's poetics : the argument

@article{Else1957AristotlesP,
  title={Aristotle's poetics : the argument},
  author={Gerald Frank Else},
  journal={Phoenix},
  year={1957},
  volume={16},
  pages={310}
}
  • G. F. Else
  • Published 31 January 1957
  • Philosophy
  • Phoenix
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