Contents: Section - I : Aristotle A Detailed Study  The Role of Literary Criticism Orientation to Greek Tragedy Aristotle: The Social and Literary Background Aristotle: A Biographical Note Aristotle: His Writings Aristotle: The Philosophy Views Plato's Attack on Poetry Development of Poetic Theory - I: Plato's Double Vision: His Negative Positive Literary Criticism Development of Poetic Theory - II: Aristotl Defence of Poetry Influence of the Poetics on English and other European Literatures Section - II : Poetics Text and Annotations with Critical Summary and Comments Text and Annotations with Critical Summary and Comments  Sections - I Section - II Section - III Section - IV Section - III : Poetics A Detailed Study The Poetics: Introduction Aristotle: The Poetics: Critical Appraisal Poetics: Synopsis Aristotle: Theory of Imitation Aristotle: Concept of Tragedy The Tragic Plot: Its Constituent Parts Aristotle: Concept of the Ideal Tragic Hero The Relative Importance of Plot and Character Aristotle's Conception of Tragic Catharsis The Nature of Poetic Truth The Dramatic Unities The Epic and the Tragedy Section - IV : Poetics Select Literary Criticism, Important University Questions with Answers Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's) Select Literary Criticism Important University Questions with Answers Questions with Short Answers Multiple Choice Questions ( MCQ's ) Important University Questions Bibliography