Mimesis and the Human Animal: On the Biogenetic Foundations of Literary Representation (Rethinking Theory)

Storey, Robert

ISBN 10: 0810114585 / ISBN 13: 9780810114586

Verlag: Northwestern University Press, 1996

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In this study, the author argues that human culture derives from human biology and that literary representation therefore must have a biological basis. As he ponders the question ""What does it mean to say that art imitates life?"" he must consider both ""What is life?"" and ""What is art?"". Part 1 addresses issues of human biology, psyche and language; Part 2 applies the model sketched out in Part 1 to various narratives: tragedy, comedy and the novel.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

ROBERT STOREY is professor of English at Temple University. His previous books are Pierrot: A Critical History of a Mask and Pierrots on the Stage of Desire: Nineteenth-Century French Literary Artists and the Comic Pantomime.

Robert Storey is professor of English at Temple University. His previous books are Pierrot: A Critical History of a Mask and Pierrots on the Stage of Desire: Nineteenth-Century French Literary Artists and the Comic Pantomime.

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Titel: Mimesis and the Human Animal: On the ...
Verlag: Northwestern University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good