U NET : NET SET PHD EXAM

a clean, age-wise, exam-oriented document with major critics + their exact views on poetry , perfectly structured for UGC NET / SET / university answers . Age-wise Critics And Views On Poetry (exam-oriented) poetry: critics and their vies on poetry Classical Age (Greek & Roman) Plato (427–347 BCE) Poetry is imitative (mimesis) and thrice removed from truth. Poets appeal to emotions, not reason → dangerous for the ideal state . Proposed banishment of poets from the Republic. Aristotle (384–322 BCE) Poetry is imitation of action , but more philosophical than history . Introduced Tragedy , Plot (mythos) as the soul of tragedy. Concept of Catharsis (purgation of pity and fear). Defended poetry against Plato. Horace (65–8 BCE) Poetry should teach and delight ( dulce et utile ). Emphasized decorum , unity, and craftsmanship. Medieval Age St. Augustine Poetry must serve Christian morality . Suspicious of pagan poetic pleasure. Dante (1265–1321) Poetry as allegory with moral and ...