Preface by Leonardo Tarán; Preface by Dimitri Gutas; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1. History of the Text of the Poetics; 2. The Poetics in Syriac and Arabic Transmission; 3. Prolegomena to the Edition of the Text; Stemma codicum; Sigla; ARISTOTLE -- POETICS; Greek Text with Critical Apparatus; Notes to the Text; Graeco-Arabic Critical Apparatus and Commentary; Appendix. Analysis of the opening lines of the Arabic Poetics; Index of Greek Words of the Poetics; Bibliography; Indices; Index of Names; Subject Index; Index of Greek and Latin MSS; Index of Arabic and Syriac MSS.
This important new editio maior of Aristotle's Poetics is based on all the primary sources and is accompanied by a details critical apparatus. The introductory chapters provide important new insights about the transmission of the text to the present day and especially the significance of the Syro-Arabic tradition
