Longinus added their ideas. The man aspect of Greek criticism was their mimetic or imitation theory. The views of these classical critics may be summarized as follows:- I. Critical view of Classical Critical Plato:- is a famous critic of the classical age. His view on art and literature are scattered all over his works which include Republic‚ Lon and various references made by him. His views on poetic inspiration‚ imitation and condemnation of poetry are of great historical significance. These views
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English Department AIEN Institute Shanghai Ocean University Semester 2 2012/13 Semester Paper Innovation VS Imitation Qi YunZhi (Amber) Student ID Number: 1292201 2012 Cohort – Class COM 15 Teacher: Kusual & Rob & Neil I declare that this paper is all my own work and does not contain unreferenced or unacknowledged material. I understand that plagiarism may result in zero marks and no chance to rewrite. Signature: Date: Table of Contents Contents
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(blank slate) upon which information is "written". Even today the debate over whether or not infants are born with innate abilities has not been resolved‚ but by looking at research conducted into imitation with neonates Meltzoff and Moore (1977‚ 1983) and by considering possible functions of imitation is it possible to draw some conclusions. Similarly‚ it is not known whether or not infants recognise the human face innately
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The debate on Romania’s developmental path started in the second half of the 19th century. It is generally accepted nowadays that the philosopher and literary critic Titu Maiorescu (1840-1917) was the first outstanding intellectual who articulated a radical critique of the modernization program based on the implementation of Western-type institutions in Romania. It is in his seminal article "În contra direcţiei de astăzi în cultura română" (Against the current trend in Romanian culture)‚ published
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THE CONCEPT OF IMITATION IN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE Abstract Plato and Aristotle argue that artist (Demiurge) and poet imitate nature‚ thus‚ a work of art is a reflection of nature. However‚ they have different views on the functions of imitation in art and literature. Plato believes in the existence of the ideal world‚ where exists a real form of every object found in nature. A work of art –which reflects nature is twice far from the reality it represents. Aristotle‚ on the other hand‚ does not
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In his scientific essay‚ “Monkey see‚ Monkey do‚ Monkey connect”. Frans de Waals asserts that interconnection and survival revolve around imitation. Frans de Waal provides examples of laughter‚ instinct and movement in order to demonstrate how important imitation is for survival and for the bonding of primates. At the beginning of his essay‚ de Waal discusses laughter and how we imitate others around us by unconsciously laughing when others laugh. de Waal states‚ “Below my office window at the Yerkes
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art are based upon the same fundamental assumption: that art is a form of mimesis‚ imitation. Both philosophers are concerned with the artist’s ability to have significant impact on others. It is the imitative function of art which promotes disdain in Plato and curiosity in Aristotle. Examining the reality that art professes to imitate‚ the process of imitation‚ and the inherent strengths and weaknesses of imitation as a form of artistic expression may lead to understanding how these conflicting views
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Plato’s account of imitation would seem to be relatively simple at this stage; mimesis appears to be translatable as “representation”‚ an expression of character whereby the poet (using dialogue) and the actor (in a dramatic presentation) imitate a character. Furthermore‚ where that imitated character has undesirable traits‚ the imitation is to be avoided. And later‚ in Book X‚ Plato claims that most poetry of necessity contains evil men (in order to produce interest and pleasure)‚ and this too forms
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points by taking Plato’s commentaries into consideration. In this way‚ Aristotle’s Poetics is a kind of answer to Plato’s arguments on poetry. First of all‚ it’s clear that both men regard poetry as a form of imitation but they approach to imitation from different perspectives. Plato sees imitation as a copying process‚ thus it is always beyond the truth. He illustrates this process with a “bed example” in his Republic. In this example‚ he tries to define a copier man as a three moves away from true
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Mimesis‚ the Greek word for imitation‚ has been of major importance in the history of aesthetic and literary theory. It is the earlier way to judge any work of art in relation to reality and to decide whether its representation is accurate or not. Though this mode starts from Plato‚ it runs through many great theorists of Renaissance up to some modern theorists as well. A literary work is taken to be a representation of reality or of any aspect of it. Plato holds a rather negative view on mimesis;
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