Studies on Aristotle Ethos theory in Indian Style Poets

The Relationship between locutor and interlocutor has always been an interesting subject for philosophers and critics. In Rhetoric, Aristotle expresses that the author can affect reader by three ethos, pathos and logos. Between them, we concentrate on ethos that is so important in new criticism and represents the presence of author in text or discourse. This presence is not limited to the text as an enunciator. Specifically, it should be studied in discourse where the author essays to consider the writing and the way of writing in order to justify his artistic identity. This type of identity quest is noticeable in Indian style poets’ works. The Indian style poet, who wants to show a perfect image of himself and his art of writing poems, tries to keep his ethos. They attempt to create an acceptable image of themselves through self-theorization, self-expression, self-exception and self-comparison.