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Theatre professor speaks on Aristotle’s ‘Poetics’
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Theatre professor speaks on Aristotle’s ‘Poetics’

One of the best ways to learn about theater is to read a philosopher, said Professor of Theater James Brandon in a lecture on Feb. 3.  Brandon spoke on the impact of Aristotle’s writing on the development of the theatrical arts. Playwrights still adhere to the rules he described in “Poetics,” written around 330 B.C.,...