A new mimesis: Shakespeare and the representation of reality

NuttallYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300118650

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A new mimesis: Shakespeare and the representation of reality

NuttallYale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300118651 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300118650 · 2007

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A. D. Nuttall offers a rigorous examination of the evolution of realism in literature, tracing the complex relationship between art and the representation of reality. By contrasting Shakespearean drama with eighteenth-century and French neo-classical conventions, the author challenges traditional critical assumptions regarding mimesis. This scholarly work provides a nuanced perspective on how literary structures construct, reflect, and distort the perceived world.

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Publisher: Yale University Press
2007
Pages: 209Language: EnglishPrinted in: New Zealand

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Author: Nuttall

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Inferred: Dramatic TheoryInferred: Literary CriticismInferred: Shakespearean StudiesInferred: Literary TheoryInferred: Neo-Classical LiteratureInferred: Aesthetic Philosophy

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