Aristotle discusses tragedy, epic and comedy show elaborately in “Poetics”. Aristotle not only discusses them but also makes differences among these arts in a logical manner. He draws some argument in favour of tragedy over epic poetry. Attention is called the main difference between epic and tragedy.
According to Aristotle-
Tragedy is the representation of an action that is worth serious attention, complete in itself and some amplitude ….. by means of pity and fear, bringing about the purgation of such emotions.
On the other hand, an epic is a long narrative poem that tells in grand style the history and aspirations of a national hero. Another definition is,
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