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Mimesis Culture Art Society

Paperback • 1995 • English

Mimesis Culture Art Society

By Gunter Gebauer, Christoph Wulf

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About the book

Mimesis, the notion that art imitates reality, has long been recognized as one of the central ideas of Western aesthetics and has been most frequently associated with Aristotle. Less well documented is the great importance of mimetic theories of literature, theater, and the visual arts during the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. In this book, the most comprehensive overview of the theory of mimesis since Auerbach's monumental study, Gunter Gebauer and Christoph Wulf provide a thorough introduc...Show more

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9780520084599

Publisher

University of California Press

Published year

1995

Language

English

Original title

Mimesis Culture Art Society

Format

Paperback

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