Aristotle’s Poetics is the first book to analyse what makes a good story. It is the foundation of an area of academia known as Literary Criticism. It is hard to find a book written today about storytelling, art, poetry or literature that does not make reference to this seminal text. In it, Aristotle looks at several of the leading poets of his day, most notably Sophocles, and draws general insights from their specific works of art that still ring true today. 

Voices: Charlie Gavin, Margaret Trotter, Katie Barkes, Patricija Jankaus, Simon Grossobel, Banksie Critchley and Oliver Trace.