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Monday, March 20, 2023

Aristotle's view of literature as imitation - LITERARY CRITICISM & THEORY ASSIGNMENT - IGNOU

                       

MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MEG-5)

LITERARY CRITICISM & THEORY

ASSIGNMENT 

(Based on Blocks (1 - 8)



Course Code: MEG-05 
Assignment Code: MEG-05/TMA/2022-23 
Max. Marks: 100

1. Discuss Aristotle's view of literature as imitation.

Ans:

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, believed that literature is essentially an imitation of life. According to him, literary works are created through a process of imitation that involves the artist's observation and representation of the world around them. In this sense, literature is seen as a reflection of reality rather than a purely imaginative creation.

Aristotle's theory of literature as imitation is presented in his work "Poetics." In this book, he argues that literature is a form of mimesis, which is the imitation of reality. He believed that literature, like other forms of art, should strive to imitate nature and the human experience as closely as possible. In his view, the artist's job was to observe and represent the world in a way that would capture its essence and communicate it to the audience.

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