Literature, mimesis, and play

essays in literary theory

by Mihai Spariosu

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Published 1982 by G. Narr in Tübingen .
Written in

Subjects:

• Mimesis in literature.,
• Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.,
• Play in literature.,
• Literature -- Philosophy.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Statement	Mihai Spariosu.
Classifications
LC Classifications	PN47 .S8 1982
The Physical Object
Pagination	128 p. ;
Number of Pages	128
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL3203381M
ISBN 10	3878089430
LC Control Number	83108259

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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 4/5(2). This innovative book finally takes seriously the need for anthropologists to produce in-depth ethnographies of children's play. In examining the subject from a cross-cultural perspective, the author argues that our understanding of the way children transform their environment to create make-believe is enhanced by viewing their creations as oral poetry. Get this from a library! The Play of the self. [Ronald Bogue; Mihai Spariosu;] -- "The book covers extraordinary ground in literature, the arts, philosophy, and even the social sciences. The concern about the issue of self and the representations of self brings far-reaching ideas.