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Mimesis
Mimesis meaning
The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art. | Mimicry. | The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
Example sentences (6)
Art preserves, through mimesis, what no longer exists, offers a permanent record of impermanent reality — in this way, it can be not only a comfort but a remedy for grief.
An Introduction to Nonsense, Mimesis International.
He suggests that because tragedy possesses all the attributes of an epic, possibly possesses additional attributes such as spectacle and music, is more unified, and achieves the aim of its mimesis in shorter scope, it can be considered superior to epic.
Jacob Klein A Commentary on the Meno p.122 Both Merlin Donald and the Socratic authors such Plato and Aristotle emphasize the importance of mimesis, often translated as imitation or representation.
Most of the methods contribute to crypsis, helping to hide against a background; but mimesis and motion dazzle protect without hiding.
The classic essay "Crimes Against Mimesis" citation This is a reformatted version of a set of articles originally posted to Usenet: citation citation citation citation discusses, among other IF issues, the nature of "You" in interactive fiction.