Theories of Mimesis by Arne Melberg
Mimesis, with its connecting concepts of imitation, simile, and similarity, has been cited since classical times in the exploration of the relationship between art and reality. In this major study Arne Melberg discusses the theory and history of mimesis through narratological analysis of texts by Plato, Cervantes, Rousseau, and Kierkegaard. Moving away from the relatively straightforward 'representation of reality' ideas in Erich Auerbach's Mimesis (1946), Melberg brings the concept of mimesis into the context of the literary theories of de Man and others. Theories of Mimesis is a strenuously argued account of language and time, charting the movement of mimesis from the Platonic philosophy of similarity to modern ideas of difference.
Charles Russell is Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies at Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey (USA), where he was Director of American Studies and Associate Director of the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience.
Arne Melberg gained his PhD in Literature at the University of Stockholm (Sweden) and is now Professor in Comparative Literature at the University of Oslo (Norway).
Jaroslaw Pluciennik is Professor Ordinarius of the Humanities at the Chair of Theory of Literature at the Institute of Contemporary Culture, University of L�dź (Poland) with specialization in literary culture, cognitive semiotics, and new media of reading.
Michal Wr�blewski is a PhD student at the Institute of Contemporary Culture at the University of L�dź (Poland). He has published on pop culture, cognitive cultural studies and critical theory.
Arne Melberg gained his PhD in Literature at the University of Stockholm (Sweden) and is now Professor in Comparative Literature at the University of Oslo (Norway).
Jaroslaw Pluciennik is Professor Ordinarius of the Humanities at the Chair of Theory of Literature at the Institute of Contemporary Culture, University of L�dź (Poland) with specialization in literary culture, cognitive semiotics, and new media of reading.
Michal Wr�blewski is a PhD student at the Institute of Contemporary Culture at the University of L�dź (Poland). He has published on pop culture, cognitive cultural studies and critical theory.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521458566 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521458560 |
| Title | Theories of Mimesis |
| Author | Arne Melberg |
| Series | Literature Culture Theory |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1995-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 204 |
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