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mimetic [mɪˈmɛtɪk] adj
1. of, resembling, or relating to mimesis or imitation, as in art, etc. 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of or exhibiting mimicry mimetically adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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This and similar illustrations or explanations are put forth, not for their own sake, or as an exposition of Plato's theory of ideas, but with a view of showing that poetry and the mimetic arts are concerned with an inferior part of the soul and a lower kind of knowledge. In saying this, I intended to imply that we must come to an understanding about the mimetic art,--whether the poets, in narrating their stories, are to be allowed by us to imitate, and if so, whether in whole or in part, and if the latter, in what parts; or should all imitation be prohibited? |
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