A new mimesis: Shakespeare and the representation of reality
Nuttall • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300118650
A new mimesis: Shakespeare and the representation of reality
Nuttall • Yale 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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