Mimesis and the Human Animal: On the Biogenetic Foundations of Literary Representation

by Robert Storey

Book Overview

In Mimesis and the Human Animal, Robert Storey argues that human culture derives from human biology and that literary representation therefore must have a biological basis. As he ponders the question "What does it mean to say that art imitates life?" he must consider both "What is life?" and "What is art?"

A unique approach to the subject of mimesis, Storey's book goes beyond the politicizing of literature grounded in literary theory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810114577
• ISBN13: 9780810114579
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"