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Feddern, Stefan and Kablitz, Andreas (2020). Mimesis Prolegomena to a Systematics of the History of their Concept. Poetica-Z. Sprach- Lit.wiss., 51 (1-2). S. 1 - 85. LEIDEN: BRILL. ISSN 2589-0530

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Abstract

This article starts off from the observation of the deeply polysemic character of the term mimesis in current literary studies. On the one hand, it is used to denote a poetics of imitation which was mainly derived from the Poetics of Aristotle and was to become the predominant conception of poetry in early modern times until the advent of Romanticism. On the other hand, besides this historical meaning, mimesis has, at the same time, a systematic significance. It refers to any poetics that defines poetry as a specific representation of reality. In this sense, the poetics of realism is quite unanimously considered to be a paradigmatic example of mimetic literature. Our attempt to bring together both sides of the notion of mimesis, to connect its systematic and its historical meaning, is based on a theoretical approach developed in the first part of our study by a criticism of Wittgenstein's notion of family resemblance (Famil-ienahnlichkeit). In the second part, this theoretical model is used for an analysis of the conception of mimesis in Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Poetics, and Horace's Ars poetica.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Feddern, Stefan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kablitz, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-320794
DOI:	10.30965/25890530-05101001
Journal or Publication Title:	Poetica-Z. Sprach- Lit.wiss.
Volume:	51
Number:	1-2
Page Range:	S. 1 - 85
Date:	2020
Publisher:	BRILL
Place of Publication:	LEIDEN
ISSN:	2589-0530
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 5: Moderne Sprachen und Kulturen > Romanisches Seminar > Petrarca-Institut
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Language & Linguistics; Literature Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32079