LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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A reversal
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An imitation
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A satire
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A poetic metaphor
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Detailed explanation-1: -Greek for “imitation.” In aesthetic theory, mimesis can also connote “representation, ” and has typically meant the reproduction of an external reality, such as nature, through artistic expression.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mimesis is a term with an undeniably classical pedigree. Originally a Greek word, it has been used in aesthetic or artistic theory to refer to the attempt to imitate or reproduce reality since Plato and Aristotle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mimesis is the imitation of life in art and literature. You know your painting exhibits mimesis when the viewers try to pick the flowers from the canvas. You’ve probably heard that life imitates art. Well, when art imitates life, it’s mimesis.
Detailed explanation-4: -For Plato mimesis is the appearance of the external image of things. In his view, reality was not to be found in the world of the objects but in the realm of the Ideas. Therefore, Plato sees in the arts an occupation that is inferior to science and philosophy, but that is also a potential source of corruption.