The Soul of Poetry Redefined: Vacillations of Mimesis from Aristotle to Romanticism

by Mats Malm

What is the soul of poetry? Perhaps the most influential answer comes from Aristotle's Poetics, in which the writer regarded poetry as an instance of mimesis, a kind of representation or simulation. However, despite the significance he gave the term, Aristotle's use of the word mimesis was far from unequivocal, and over the centuries that have followed this inconsistency has stimulated a wealth of interpretations and debate. Tracking Poetics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8763537427
• ISBN13: 9788763537421
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"