Download - The theory of mimesis in poetics 3
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By : Payal Patel M.A Part – 1 Roll no – 32
2010-11
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• All art- mimetic by nature• Art- an imitation of life• Idea- ultimate reality• Art imitates idea-imitation of reality• Gives example of chair• Poetry- twice removed from reality• His importance to PHILOSOPHY
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• Defined by ‘mythos’ and ‘praxis’• Closer to image, imagination and
imitation• He becomes defender of mimesis-
guru in his writings ‘Poetics’- ‘‘Plato’s
Objection and his theory of mimesis”• Mimetic art is superior- philosophy
and history• Compares poetry with history 3
• Historian- What has happened?• Poet- What may /ought to have
happened?• History- particular, Poetry- universal• All types of art-mimetic-may differ in
manner, means and object of imitation
• Music-in sound, rhythm. Painting-in color
Poetry- in action, word• “The poet does not imitate reality but
brings reality into existence through mimesis” 4
• Moral nature- the end of Poetry is to please
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Special thanks to Barad Sir and Devarshi Sir….for giving the
guidance of this subject
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