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Romanticism, Realism and the lines of mimesis / Polly Dickson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dickson, Polly, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hoffmann, E. T. A.
- Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850--Criticism and interpretation.
- Balzac, Honoré de.
- Mimesis in literature.
- Romanticism.
- Realism.
- Comparative literature--German and French.
- Comparative literature.
- Comparative literature--French and German.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2024.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Since Plato's Republic, mimesis - the artwork's tacit claim to reflect or imitate real life - has faced a near-constant stream of assaults, being accused of naturalising a supposedly uncomplicated relationship between world and fiction. This book offers a revisionary account of mimesis. Specifically, it proposes a rethinking of the representational attitudes of two literary schools usually understood to be at odds with one another - Romanticism and Realism - through close readings of writings and drawings made by two figures usually taken to be proponents of those schools respectively: E.T.A. Hoffmann and Honoré de Balzac.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Abbreviations and Translations
- Introduction: Balzac and Hoffman
- Part I Mimesis
- Chapter 1 Mimesis and the Chiasm
- Chapter 2 A Brief History of Undulating Lines
- Part II Lines
- Chapter 3 Arabesque: Der goldne Topf and La Peau de chagrin
- Chapter 4 Scribble: Der Artushof and Le Chef-d’oeuvre inconnu
- Chapter 5 Cross: Die Elixiere des Teufels and L’Élixir de longue vie
- Conclusion: Fiction’s Pretexts
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 18, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781399506526
- OCLC:
- 1436882592
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