No other work of genius is so irregular in structure as some of the Aristotelian writings. There are words and clauses which seem to be out of place or at any rate not to be duly subordinated to the rest of the passage. He sometimes crosses over from his own line of argument to that of his opponent and then returns again without indicating that he has made a change of front. We do not understand why the writer should again and again have repeated himself why he should have made promises which he never fulfills why he should be always referring to what has preceded, or to what follows. In the Politics we are often unable to follow the drift of the argument the frequent digressions and conflicting points of view which arise are troublesome and perplexing to us. The writings of Aristotle are almost entirely wanting in the charm of style, and several of them cannot even be said to have the merit of clearness. into English with introduction, marginal analysis, essays, notes and indices by B. Source: Introduction to The Politics of Aristotle, trans.
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