Rethinking Mimesis : Concepts and Practices of Literary Representation
ISBN: 9781443839587
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: Literature;

Literary mimesis is an age-old concept which has been variously interpreted and at times highly contested, and which has recently been brought back to the forefront of scholarly interest. The debate around mimesis has been reactivated by approaches that re-evaluate its meaning both in the ancient texts in which it first appeared, and in the contemporary discussions of the power of literary representation. This volume presents a selection of central contributions to both the theoretical debate...


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