ARISTOTLE, (ARISTOTELES), — Poetics. Introduction, Commentary and Appendices by D.W. Lucas.

Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1968. XXVIII,313p. Original red burgundy cloth. Spine a bit discoloured. Signature and date on free end paper. Some pencil underlinings and markings in the commentary. 'The introduction contains admirably economical discussions of the nature of Aristotle's work in general, the literary works in particular, Aristotle's predecessors in aesthetics and criticism, and the transmission of the text. The appedixes deal with Mimesis, with Pity, Fearm and Katharsis, with Simple and complex Tragedy, and with Hamartia. (...) In general the commentary is very usable and introduces the reader to knowledge and ideas not previously so accessible.' (MARGARET HUBBARD in The Classical Review (New Series), 1970, pp.176-77).