Mimesis is a critical and philosophical term going back to
Aristotle. It carries a wide range of meanings, including
imitation, representation, mimicry, the act of expression, and the
presentation of self. In modern literary criticism, mimesis has
received renewed attention in the last two or three decades and
been subject to wide-ranging interpretations. Nicolae Babuts looks
at the concept of mimesis from a cognitive perspective. He
identifies two main strands: the mimetic relation of art and poetry
to the world, defined in terms of reference to an external reality,
and the importance of memory in the making of plots or
storytelling.
Babuts suggests that there is a material identity we cannot know
beyond the limits of our senses and intellect and a symbolic or
coded identity that is processed by memory. All writers, including
Mallarme in his esoteric poetry, Flaubert in his realist
narratives, and Mihai Eminescu, the Romanian poet, in his romantic
poems, rely on mimetic strategies to link the two identities: the
images in memory to the outside reality. All order their narratives
in accordance with the dynamics of memory. Babuts describes this
phenomenon with great insight, showing how new traditions are
formed.
General
Imprint: |
AldineTransaction
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2011 |
First published: |
2011 |
Authors: |
Nicolae Babuts
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
252 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4128-1867-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4128-1867-2 |
Barcode: |
9781412818674 |
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