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R&G Week 2 / Class 1: Aristotle’s Poetics

Our discussion of Aristotle will center around two key terms: mimesis and catharsis. Mimesis The stock definition of the ancient Greek term memesis is “imitation,” though the more precise philosophical sense, attributed to Plato and Aristotle, is often “representation.” As … Continue reading

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