This Norton Critical Edition also includes:
? A preface, full introduction, and appendix ( On Tragic and Epic Performance ) by Michelle Zerba and David Gorman.
? Ancient Sources, giving readers the opportunity to consider the epic, dramatic, philosophical, and rhetorical texts that influenced the Poetics, including those by Homer, Sophocles, Euripides, Gorgias, and Plato, among others.
? Several modern interpretations-by Reuben A. Brower, Humphry House, Gerard Genette, Elizabeth Belfiore, and Terence Cave, among others-that speak to the enduring relevance of the Poetics.
? An Annotated Bibliography.